I’ve seen a couple stories about a new heart pump that is attached through a hole in your abdomen and is worn like a book bag on your back.
One woman with a failing heart could no longer wait for a transplant so they attached this device to her to keep her blood pumping. Artificial hearts are no big news but what happened here is wonderful.
As a result of this pump taking over the heart function, her heart was not only able to rest, but after some time it grew stronger, healed, and was able to resume it’s duty without the pump.
The second woman had two arteries to one side of her heart burst at once, she would have been dead if not for this new pump taking over. She cannot do anything strenuous but she gets around and functions almost as normal.
Care has to be taken of course. Batteries must be changed several times a day and the area where the tube enters the body has to be watched for infection.
This pump offers hope for many who are waiting for transplants.