The Bionic Woman
Monday, August 16 2010
The Bionic Woman
Leonor Childers
Leonor Childers is one of the few people in this country who have a new kind of heart pump - one that is permanently implanted that she plugs into the wall each night. When Leonor was pregnant with her second set of twins, she discovered a lump on her breast. It was cancer. She and her husband decided to go through with the pregnancy, despite chemo and other treatments. When she delivered 8 weeks early, the last thing the couple expected was for Leonor to suffer heart trouble. But that's what happened. Soon after, she found herself in the hospital with a failing heart. She received a cutting edge heart pump with a 54-percent survival rate after 2 years. Dick Gordon talks with Leonor about what life is like with the new device and what her goals are these days.
- See pictures of Leonor
Three Strikes
Liz Kite
Liz Kite's house got struck by lightning. Not once, not twice, but three times. And then, a car (without a driver!) rammed through her living room window. Liz was not a believer in the great beyond, but something about these accidents made her start thinking that her dad, who passed away a few weeks before the first lightning strike, had something to do with them. Liz talks to Dick about how she got her home remodeled thanks to some very strange events.
- See pictures of Liz's house
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