I googled Andrea Froese and heart transplant and I found a news article from when Andrea got her (I think) first heart transplant! I have a picture of her from a news article way back that I uploaded too (she'd probably kill me though) but she's so cute! Click on the article to get a bigger image.
Heart transplant successful for Manitoba girl
Last Updated: Friday, June 8, 2001 9:45 AM ET
CBC News
A seven-year-old girl from Roblin, Man., remains in critical but stable condition following a heart transplant operation Thursday. Andrea Froese underwent surgery at Edmonton's University Hospital.
In Roblin, her grandmother Susie Froese, has been told by family members the operation was a success. "They were changing her sheets. She opened her eyes. They told her, 'you've got your new heart, everything is over now.' And then they asked her, 'do you have pain?' and she said 'no.' Then she drifted off again. So it sounds good."
Andrea had been waiting for a new heart since last August. She, along with her parents and brother, have been staying in Edmonton's Ronald McDonald House for almost 10 months, waiting for an organ to become available.
Susie Froese says the family suddenly received news Wednesday that a donor heart had become available. "We heard about it only about 4:00 yesterday. Once they have the heart, they move very fast."
The Froese family issued a statement expressing their gratitude to the donor family.
I'd also like to thank the donors family for giving life to a girl who I would meet weeks later and become best friends with almost instantly...
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