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When a Lifesaving Device Gets in the Way of Living (SickKids VS Mechanical Hearts)
Season 6 · Episode 3

When a Lifesaving Device Gets in the Way of Living (SickKids VS Mechanical Hearts)

When Harper was four, she was surgically tethered to a machine the size of a dishwasher. It kept her alive as she waited for a heart transplant. But it meant her life was confined to a hospital indefinitely. A new study explores the complex emotion...

SickKids VS · SickKids Foundation

June 12, 202524m 57s

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When Harper was four, she was surgically tethered to a machine the size of a dishwasher. It kept her alive as she waited for a heart transplant. But it meant her life was confined to a hospital indefinitely. A new study explores the complex emotions and impact for families surviving in limbo

Topics

Children's healthChildren's hospitalheart transplant