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Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Heart as Art

Filed under: Art

A 23 year-old British woman recently had a chance to look at her own heart on display, part of The Heart exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in London .


She had the heart transplant at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, three months ago after a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy, a potentially fatal condition in which the heart walls stiffen. Her first reaction on seeing the old heart was disgust, but later she described the experience as slightly surreal. She said: "Because it was mine, I was like, wow, that's my heart, I just couldn't stop grinning. It's odd to think that I was stood here alive and that was part of me once upon a time."

James Peto, the curator said: "To see the heart of a person still living is quite remarkable and Jennifer's heart is definitely one of the most thought-provoking features of the exhibition."

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Yikes! I wonder if anyone would ever have the chance to look at his/her own brain that way as well...


Posted by: Kensai
on September 6, 2007 11:27 PM GMT

Remarkable, a picture i'll remember for a very long time!


Posted by: Sasha Ward
on March 13, 2008 10:27 AM GMT

Wow, Jennifer. If you get a chance to read this, I just wanted to tell you that you have a lot of guts!!! I've had this small chest pain for awhile now, had it checked out, and the nurse and doctor didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with me. But sometimes worry gets the best of me and I've even worried about dying before my time. You have a lot of faith, or something, to be able to see your old heart and have a good attitude like you do. I hope you know Jesus, too. And you can pray for me, that my faith will grow stronger. Thanks. And I hope you have a great day.


Posted by:
on August 12, 2008 03:39 AM GMT

Wow, Jennifer. If you get a chance to read this, I just wanted to tell you that you have a lot of guts!!! I've had this small chest pain for awhile now, had it checked out, and the nurse and doctor didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with me. But sometimes worry gets the best of me and I've even worried about dying before my time. You have a lot of faith, or something, to be able to see your old heart and have a good attitude like you do. I hope you know Jesus, too. And you can pray for me, that my faith will grow stronger. Thanks. And I hope you have a great day.


Posted by:
on August 12, 2008 03:40 AM GMT

we wish you luck!!!


Posted by: Rosa Mae
on June 4, 2009 08:12 PM GMT

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