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    Kentucky Teen Receives Life-Saving Double Transplant

    Jessica D. Bullock, DIBy Jessica D. Bullock, DIJanuary 3, 2020No Comments2 Mins Read
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    A Kentucky teen received a double miracle in the form of a much needed heart and kidney transplant.

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    • According to the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital website, Marquis Davis was born with with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a condition that rendered the left side of his heart underdeveloped and unable to handle the circulation that his body needs to survive. He received the life-saving surgery earlier in the month on December 2.
    • The condition has called for many doctor visits over the years. At just five-days-old, Davis underwent open heart surgery and at three-years-old he had a heart transplant.
    • At age 10, Davis’ body began rejecting his heart and one of his kidney’s began to fail. His mother received the devastating news that not only would he need to undergo a second heart transplant but he would also need a kidney as well.
    • His mother, Sherri Withrow says he’s weathered it all like a pro. “He’s a fighter,” she said. “He never shows signs of giving up.” Davis’ sister says that she admires the fact that he has been fighting his entire life yet never complains.
    • Doctors were doubtful of Davis surviving the second heart transplant without a kidney to pair alongside. But, thanks to this Christmas miracle, Doctor Clifford Chin, medical director of pediatric heart transplant at the hospital, says he has the best chance for long-term survival.

    Davis underwent 17 long hours of surgery and is expected to be released in February.

    Black News Alerts Cincinnati Children's Hospital Headlines heart transplant Kentucky Kidney Transplant Marquis Davis national news Teen
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