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I'm standing at the very
southern tip of Africa. Behind
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me is magnificent Table Mountain
one of Africa's most famous
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landmarks. For centuries this
sandstone mountain has welcomed
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seafarers and adventurers who
rounded the Cape of Good Hope
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and set out to explore the vast
interior that lies behind it's
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massive flat-topped summit. And
50 years ago one of them, a son
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of Africa performed a medical
miracle right here in the shadow
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of Table Mountain that stunned
the medical fraternity and
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changed the lives of thousands
of people around the world.
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I'm in Cape Town following
the footsteps of Dr. Christiaan
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Barnard. Stay with us to
hear his inspiring story. It may
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just give you a change of
heart and bring you peace and
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happiness.
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Africa is the second largest
of the earth's seven continents
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and it's a continent of
superlatives when it comes to
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natural wonders. The world's
longest river, the world's
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largest desert, the world's
largest waterfall, the fastest
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animal on earth, the tallest
animal in the world, the largest
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land animal and on and on we
could go. Africa has it all. But
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even with all this natural
wealth and beauty it's the
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the people that live here that
make Africa special. African's
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have made significant
contributions the fields of
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language, writing, architecture,
mathematics and religion. The
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same could be said for other
fields as well. They've led the
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way in establishing law codes,
the mining of minerals, iron
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smelting, international trade,
philosophy and medicine. And it
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was in this field, medicine,
that an extraordinary event took
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place 50 years ago in Cape
Town that stunned the world's
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medical fraternity. A young
South African doctor performed
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a medical miracle. Dr.
Christiaan Barnard performed the
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world's first human-to-human
heart transplant here at Groote
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Schuur Hospital and by doing
so he pushed the boundaries of
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science into the dawn of a
new medical era that has brought
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life and hope to thousands
of people around the world.
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Christiaan Neethling Barnard was
born on the 8th of November 1922
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in the sleepy little town
of Beaufort West in the western
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province of South Africa. It's
famous for its donkey carts and
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they're still one of the most
interesting ways to tour the
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town today. Beaufort West
was the first town established
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in South
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Africa's arid interior region
called the Great Karoo and it's
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known as the capital of the
Karoo. Near the old town hall
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in the center of Beaufort West
is the Barnard family home where
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young Chris grew up with his
four brothers. His father, Adam
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Barnard, was the minister of the
local Dutch Reformed Church and
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the family lived in the old
church parsonage next door to
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the church. One of his brothers,
Abraham, died of a heart problem
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at the age of five and
this tragedy made a lasting
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impression on young Chris. His
early years were closely linked
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to the old Dutch Reformed
Mission Church where his father
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preached and his mother played
the organ. His parents were
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compassionate people who
ministered to the poor. Their
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values and work ethic
were passed on to Chris and his
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brothers. The boys were
encouraged to do their best and
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pursue excellence in all they
did. Young Chris developed a
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strong inner drive and
was methodical and purposeful
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in all his endeavors. He
also inherited his parent's
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compassion for poor and
oppressed people of all races
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and nationalities and
this remained a character trait
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throughout his life. Chris
attended Beaufort West Central
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High School. He was a good
student and applied himself to
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his studies. He did well
at school and in addition to
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excelling in his schoolwork
he also learned music and played
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sports. Chris matriculated
from Beaufort West Central
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High School
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with high grades in 1940 and
decided to further his studies
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at university. He decided to
study medicine and so moved to
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Cape Town and enrolled in the
University of Cape Town Medical
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School. The Barnard family
wasn't wealthy but he managed
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to secure a scholarship. He
stayed with his older brother
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and walked to the university.
There was little money to spare
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and they were challenging years.
But Barnard applied himself to
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his studies and graduated from
the University of Cape Town in
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1945. He completed his
internship and residency
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at Groote Schuur Hospital
situated on the slopes of
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Devil's Peak in the shadow
of Table Mountain. Groote Schuur
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is the chief academic hospital
of the University of Cape Town's
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Medical School and provides
tertiary care and instruction in
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all the major branches of
medicine. Barnard then left Cape
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Town and worked as general
practitioner in Ceres, a rural
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town in the Cape Province. In
1951, Barnard returned to Cape
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Town where he worked in the
Department of Medicine at Groote
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Schuur Hospital as a registrar.
He completed his master's degree
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and a doctorate in Medicine in
1953 from the University of Cape
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Town. In 1956, he received a
two year scholarship for post
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graduate training in
cardiothoracic surgery at the
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University of Minnesota Medical
School in Minneapolis, United
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States. When he returned to
South Africa in 1958 Barnard was
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appointed cardiothoracic surgeon
at the Groote Schuur Hospital
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and established the hospital's
first heart unit. He introduced
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open heart surgery to his home
country and designed artificial
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valves for the human heart.
He also experimented with the
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transplantation of the hearts
of dogs. More than 50 dogs
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received transplanted hearts.
For several years Barnard
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continued experimenting with
animal heart transplants. With
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this experience and with the
availabilty of new breakthroughs
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introduced by several other
heart surgery pioneers, Barnard
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was finally in a position to
prepare for a human transplant.
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And he had a patient willing
to undergo the procedure.
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Louis Washkansky was a 53-year-
old grocer suffering from
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diabetes and incurable disease.
His heart was grossly enlarged
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and was going to fail at any
moment. There was no hope for
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him. Without a new heart
his days were numbered. So Chris
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Barnard and his team had a
desparate and willing patient in
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need of a heart transplant, but
they needed a suitable donor.
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Now Chris Barnard and his team
weren't the only surgical team
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preparing to conduct a human
heart transplant. At least three
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American heart surgeons and
their teams were also ready and
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waiting to perform a human heart
transplant. By the end of 1967
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the research and preparation was
complete. The time had come to
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perform that once unthinkable
act, the transplant of a human
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heart from one person to another
and because it was all about
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the heart that legendary seat
of emotion which the public and
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media persisted in romanticizing
there was an intense desire
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among the cardiac surgeons
to be at the cutting edge of
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history, to perform the world's
first human heart transplant.
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So the race was on to be the
first to perform the ultimate
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operation, an operation that
depended on the right mix of
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skill character and circumstance
The drama of the world's first
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human heart transplant was
played out here within the walls
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of Charles Silk theater at
Groote Schuur Hospital on the
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3rd of December 1967. Theaters
A and B are the original surgery
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theaters used for the
first human heart transplant.
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Everything in them is laid
out just as it was when the
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pioneering operation took place
here 50 years ago. The first
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human heart transplant was
one of the greatest moments in
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medical history and was made
possible by an extraordinary
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interplay of scientific
dedication, human courage and
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generosity and a timely chain
of events. Saturday the 2nd of
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December 1967 was a free
summer's day in Cape Town. The
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locals were out in force
enjoying the pre-Christmas
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bustle. Among them was 25-year-
old Denise Darvall. She and her
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family were enjoying a shopping
day together preparing for
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Christmas and the festive season
They were oblivious of the
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tragedy about to unfold that
would claim Denise's life and
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set in motion a chain of events
that would change the face of
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open heart surgery forever. On
that fateful day Denise Darvall
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and her mother stopped here
on main road Salt River to buy a
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a cream cake for their afternoon
tea. As they were crossing the
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road right here they were struck
by a drunk driver. Both Denise
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and her mother were fatally
injured. Shortly after the
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accident which took place just
a kilometer from Groote Schuur
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Hospital Ann Washkansky drove
past the accident scene on her
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way back from visiting her dying
husband in the hospital. She
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was a sensitive woman and
averted her gaze from the scene
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of the fatal accident. Little
did she realize that within 12
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hours one of the broken bodies
lying in the road would give her
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husband a heart and another
chance at life. Denise Darvall
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was a gentle and giving young
woman. Her tragic and unexpected
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death brought great sorrow
to her family. But they showed
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great courage and compassion in
donating her heart to save the
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life of another person. Her
heart would become the first
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heart selflessly donated to
save another person's life and a
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heart which subsequently played
a vital role in the advancement
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of medical knowledge.
After being declared brain dead,
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Denise Darvall was brought here
to theater B, the donor theater,
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shortly after midnight. She
was prepared for surgery by Dr.
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Marius Barnard and his
team. At 3 a.m. in theater A the
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operation lasted 4-3/4
hours and involved a team of 30
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surgeons, anesthetists, nurses
and technicians. At precisely
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6:13 a.m. her heart was
carefully sewn into place in
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place in recipient Louis
Washkansky's chest by Dr. Chris
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Barnard. Louis Washkansky's new
heart began to beat strongly and
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Dr. Chris Barnard turned to
his team and said, It's going to
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work. And work it did.
Washkansky survived the
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operation. His new heart
functioned normally for 18 days.
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However, he succumbed to
pneumonia as he was taking
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immunosuppressive drugs. The
drugs insured that Washkansky's
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body didn't reject the new heart
but sadly weakened his immune
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system and he had no defense
against infection. Though the
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first patient with the heart
of another human being survived
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only a little more than
two weeks, Barnard had passed a
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milestone in a new field of
life-extending surgery. This
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first transplant was and remains
the most publicized event in
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world medical history. Chris
Barnard became a household name
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and was celebrated around the
world for his accomplishment.
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Monarchs, presidents and prime
ministers honored him. He was
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photogenic and enjoyed the
media attention following the
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operations. Dr. Chris Barnard
continued to perform heart
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transplants. Another transplant
operation was conducted less
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than a month later on the 2nd
of January 1968 and the patient,
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Philip Blaiberg, survived for
570 days or 19 months. And then
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Dirk van Zyl who received a new
heart by Chris Barnard in 1971
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was the longest lived heart
transplant patient surviving
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over 23 years. Throughout his
life Chris Barnard championed
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the cause of the poor and
the oppressed. He exhibited an
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amazing blend of vision,
intelligence and kindness,
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tempered by human frailties.
But despite these frailties he
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made the world a better place
particularly for those who need
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a new heart. And that's what
he'll always be remembered for.
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The good doctor who could give
people hope, the one who could
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pull patients back from the
brink of death, who give them
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new hearts, that symbol of love
and life and who could give them
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their lives back. And in a sense
that's what we all need. Now I
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know it may seem hard to believe
but that's the reality. When we
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find out the true condition and
nature of our hearts we discover
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we all need a new heart,
all of us, including you and me.
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When the Bible talks about the
human heart, it refers to the
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center of a person's being
involving the mind, the emotions
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the reason, the will, the life,
the whole being, who we really
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are. And the Bible has a lot
to say about the condition and
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nature of our hearts.
Notice what it says in Genesis
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chapter 6 and verse 5:
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A way back, soon after creation
after sin entered into our world
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people's hearts were focused on
evil and as a result they made
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mistakes and did bad things and
they did it regularly. It was a
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way of life. Notice what
the Bible says in Jeremiah
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chapter 17, verses 9 and 10:
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God says that when he searches
our hearts, when he examines our
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hearts, the prognosis isn't
good He said that our hearts are
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deceitful above all things.
They're diseased and discolored.
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And Jesus emphasizes this
too. Notice what he says in Mark
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chapter 7 verses 21 and 22:
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Jesus reminds us that our hearts
are deceitful, sick and full of
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sin. Like Louis Washkansky we
are suffering from serious and
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incurable heart disease. You
might say we're all in need of a
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spiritual heart transplant. And
deep down in our hearts we know
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that's true. It doesn't matter
whether we're rich or poor,
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respectable school, citizenship,
social status and ethnicity are
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inconsequential. We all make
mistakes and do bad things and
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we do it regularly. Yes as
sinners, all of us need a new
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heart. Now we know that open
heart surgery, heart transplant
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surgery is among the
most delicate and difficult
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procedures. But for those of
us with damaged hearts and in
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desperate need of a spiritual
heart transplant our life,
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eternity depends on it. So
of course, we want the best and
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most qualified surgeon. And
here's the good news. God, the
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great physician is willing and
able to give us a new heart. Yes
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he promised us to do so if
we will ask him. Here's what God
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says in Ezekiel
chapter 36 verses 26 and 27:
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God promises that he will
do this decisive, miraculous
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transplant, this heart
replacement. If we're going to
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survive our serious spiritual
heart condition, the old heart
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has to be taken out and a new
heart has to be put in. And we
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can't do that surgery ourselves.
But God can. In fact, only God
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can perform this procedure and
he's promised to do it for us.
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He loves us and only wants
what's best for us. He's done
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everything to make it possible
for us to get a new heart. He
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even gave his Son Jesus so that
we can get our life back again.
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On the cross Jesus paid the
price for our sin so that we
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could be given this new heart.
And he promises that if we
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accept him he will give us a new
start in life. He will take our
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slate and erase all the mistakes
we've made, all the evil and sin
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and replace it with good. He
takes our hearts that have been
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hardened by the hurt and sin and
evil in the world and he gives
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us new hearts of flesh, hearts
that are able to accept his love
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and share it. Yes, God changes
us. He transforms us by giving
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us a new heart. He can take a
heart that is broken, impure or
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failed and replace it with a
heart that is whole, pure and
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purposeful. To have a new
heart is to have a new mind, new
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purposes, new motives. So
what is the sign of a new heart?
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A changed life. God wants to see
you happy and fulfilled and so
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he takes an active role in
creating your new heart and
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brings order to the chaos and
sadness in our lives. And then
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everything that we have, right
thinking and right living, a
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clean slate and a fresh start,
new hope and new energy all come
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from God by way of Jesus Christ.
Basically, God gives us a heart
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like Christ's. Tara Storch
understands this miracle as much
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as anyone can. In the spring of
2010, her 13-year-old daughter
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Taylor lost her life in a skiing
accident. What followed for Tara
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and her husband, Todd, was
every parent's worst nightmare.
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A funeral, a burial, a flood
of questions and tears. They
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decided to donate their
daughter's organs to needy
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patients. Few people needed
a new heart more than Patricia
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Winters. Her heart had begun to
fail five years earlier leaving
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her two weak to do much more
than sleep. Taylor's heart gave
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Patricia a fresh start on
life. Tara had only one request.
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She wanted to hear the heart
of her daughter. She and Todd
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flew to Patricia's hometown
to listen to Taylor's heart. The
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two mothers embraced for a long
time. Then Patricia offered Tara
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and Todd a stethoscope. When
they listened to the healthy
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rhythm, the healthy heart beat,
whose heart did they hear. Did
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they not hear the still beating
heart of their daughter. It's
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inside a different body, but
the heart is the heart of their
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child. When God listens to your
heart does he hear the still
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beating heart of his Son.
God has ambitious plans for your
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life, now and forever. And those
plans involve him giving you a
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new heart, a heart like Christ's
If you'd like to follow God's
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plan for your life and
experience the peace, joy and
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happiness he has in store for
you, why not ask him for a new
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heart. A heart that will be not
for 18 days, not for 19 months
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or even 23 years, but a heart
that will be for eternity. Why
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not ask him for a new
heart right now as we pray?
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Our dear Heavenly Father,
we recognize that we've made
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mistakes in our lives and done
things that we're not proud of.
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We know that our hearts are
damaged and that only you can
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repair them. We are so grateful
that you are a loving God and
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that you have a plan for each of
our lives. We thank you for your
00:24:27.66\00:24:32.40
promise to give us new hearts
that will beat for eternity. We
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commit our lives to you and pray
for your continued blessing and
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guidance in our lives and we
ask this in Jesus' name, Amen.
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