Girl Who Played for Reagan Gets Implants
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH —
A 14-year-old girl who helped entertain President Reagan a week ago became the nation’s youngest heart-lung recipient today when surgeons here implanted the organs of an 11-year-old boy.
Elizabeth Burns of Norman, Okla., was in critical condition in intensive care following the operation at Presbyterian-University Hospital. Elizabeth played violin with the Oklahoma Youth Orchestra when Reagan visited Oklahoma City last Wednesday.
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