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Video shows inspiring moment teenager realises he survived heart operation

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Touching! We care about life only when we realize its value! Video shows inspiring moment teenager realises he survived heart operationAshitha Nagesh for Metro.co.ukA teenager’s first words after waking up from his heart transplant are a lesson in not taking the small things – like breathing – for granted.Trevor Sullivan, a 15-year-old kid from Detroit, was diagnosed with severe cardiomyopathy last February.He had been waiting for eight months for a donor heart to become available, allowing him to get the life-saving operation.And as he woke up he cried: ‘I’m so happy. I’ve been waiting so long. I can breathe again… and talk.’What is Cardiomyopathy?Cardiomyopathy is a general term for diseases of the heart muscle.It means the walls of the heart chambers have become either stretched, thickened or stiff.This stops the heart being able to pump blood around the body.Source: NHS ChoicesWhen his father Philip, 43, asked him if he felt good, Trevor replied: ‘I feel amazing. I’ve never felt so good.’Speaking to ABC News after recovering, Trevor said: ‘I really like the video, actually. I think it’s really cool and I wish everyone in the world could see it because it really makes a difference.‘It promotes organ donation and people can see the outcome of it and how happy they [patients] really are.’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh361zZvOlgVideo shows inspiring moment teenager realises he survived heart operationTrevor was so relieved to be able to breathe again (Picture: YouTube/Trevor Sullivan)Philip, who recently shared the video with charity Gift of Life Michigan on Facebook, said Trevor had been feeling sick for about a year before his diagnosis, but they thought he was allergic to something.But on February 12, Trevor had to be airlifted to a specialist children’s hospital after suffering sudden heart failure. Eight months later, on November 12, Trevor underwent his surgery.Trevor had waited eight months for a transplant (Picture: YouTube/Trevor Sullivan)A GoFundMe page was set up to help the family cope with the financial pressure of Trevor’s medical help, and it has now raised more than $63,000 (£44,000).His mum Kimberley said her son had been given a new lease of life.‘It felt like it was better than the day he was born,’ she said.Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/25/teena...ciate-the-small-things-5642364/#ixzz3yNFtgAe6
 
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Heart operations have become very casual now a days with 99.5% success.
Only thing is affordability problem for the poor.
Middle class have started to have medical insurance.
 
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