The Nation - News from Dec. 29, 1985
Mary Lund opened her eyes and seemed more alert on her 10th day with an artificial heart, doctors at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis reported. A hospital spokesman said that the 40-year-old woman’s condition had improved slightly but remained critical. Lund has been in a light coma since three days after a Jarvik-7 pump was placed in her chest.
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