EDITORIAL BABY'S GOOD NEWS ONE HAPPY ENDING DESERVES ANOTHER.THE story of Andrea and Madalyn Baynes already has one happy ending; now it needs one more. The mother and baby daughter, suffering from a viral heart condition, both needed heart transplants heart transplant Procedure to remove a diseased heart and replace it with a healthy one from a legally dead donor. The first was performed in 1967 by Christiaan Barnard. , and earlier this month, little Madalyn got hers. Now, after more than two months at UCLA's Mattel Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. , she gets to go home to her family. As for Andrea, her condition is stable enough that with the proper treatment, she can wait as long as two or three years for a heart transplant of her own. We can all hope and pray that one will come her way, just as some generous family somewhere donated the heart that has saved baby Madalyn's life. To contribute to Madalyn's care, contact Washington Mutual “WaMu” redirects here. For the Washington, DC radio station, see WAMU. Washington Mutual (or WaMu; NYSE: WM) is the United States' largest savings and loan association. Bank at (800) 788-7000 and ask about the Madalyn Baynes Beneficiary beneficiary Person or entity (e.g., a charity or estate) that receives a benefit from something (e.g., a trust, life-insurance policy, or contract). A primary beneficiary receives proceeds from a trust or insurance policy before any other. Account. For information about UCLA's organ donation-program, seewww.healthcare.ucla.udu/transplant. |
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