Today I reconnected with an online friend in England whom I've written to for several years.

She's the most amazing young woman, a twin, both born with dextracardia. That's where the heart is transposed and is on the right side of the chest instead of the left. (one of her favorite 'jokes' was to not tell the nurse who was doing and EKG... consequently the electrodes would be placed in the wrong spots and the reading would be astonishing... THEN she would tell the nurse, the little imp! ha!).

Several years ago, while at boarding school, her twin sister collapsed and died of a heart attack right in front of her. They were only 13.

She has been in hospital more times than I can count. Since she would be in the cardiac area most of her roommates were elderly and I always kidded her about taking up knitting ("NEVER!!" she would shriek!!! :-)

I'd lost touch with her and was so worried and wondering about her for the last several months.

Today she IM'd me.

She has a new heart !!!!

I am SO SO SO happy for this wonderful young person, I can't contain it and had to share it here! If I could carry a tune, I'd sing!



Thanks for letting me share this with you!