Showing posts with label Ectopic Heart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ectopic Heart. Show all posts

Friday, November 21, 2008

Teenager collapsed after becoming addicted to Red Bull

"Naomi Haynes, 14, became so dependent on the drinks that she would spend all her money on them and even borrow from friends to fund the habit. "The drinks made me happy and I got a great buzz from them, but then I would feel tired and unhappy so I would have another drink to pick me up," said Miss Haynes, of East Cowes, Isle of Wight. It got to the stage where she would smuggle them into class to stop her from falling asleep. But she says she has now been warned by doctors that her addiction could lead to a heart attack - Telegraph

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Silvestre's operation a heart moving story

"Being born with a heart in the wrong place is a virtual death sentence but little Silvestre's parents did not give up hope. Today, four years later, thanks to the efforts of MediAssist4U, Silvestre has been given a new lease of life. Silvestre was born with an ectopic heart, a very rare condition where the heart is found in an abnormal position. Instead of lying safely in the middle of the chest, protected by the breastbone and ribs, Silvestre's heart was located outside his abdomen, covered only by a thin layer of skin" - NST Online