YahhhhhHHHooo!

Today we went to the Heart and Diabetes Center. I enjoyed learning about VADS and getting to see the plastic hearts they put in people. Dr. Milting explained the mechanisms and how the imunosuppresing drugs can possibly cause kidney failure. We also got a tour of the blood transfusion center. I can't be;ive over 10,000 peple donateblood per year. It was really cool to get a personalized tour of the ICU. The doctor let us talk with some of the patients and most were willing to share their operation stories. An older man even lifted his shirt for all of us to see his VAD. He said it didnt bother him at all and although the battery pack was annoying at times, he was just grateful to be alive and kickin! Our walk throught the ICU made me realize how lucky i am to be healthy and of course happy. The MRI was so powerful and crazy how we could bend a hanger. Im still curous about the health side effects though from all that magnetic force. I think the best part for me today was at the end when we saw clips of hearts with malfunctioins on the power point.