Can a stopped heart begin to beat again in someone else’s body? For years, it was unthinkable. An incredible new procedure has made the impossible possible.
Seven years ago, Diane James was driving down I-80 with her son-in-law when she felt her heart flutter. Then it jumped. She knew something wasn’t quite right and told him, “Please take me to the hospital right away.”
It was a life-changing surgery, right in the middle of a pandemic. Dan Whithorn got a new heart, knowing he would be dealing with the operation and recovery without his family near. But thanks to his medical team, Dan was never alone. They bonded over books, music and much more!