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A four-year-old girl has received a life-saving heart transplant after being on a waitlist for 1,025 days. The girl, Arctura, was born with a serious defect causing issues with blood flow through the heart. Her heart was also dilated, causing it to be enlarged and impacting her lungs.

“I like my new heart,” Arctura said ahead of her discharge, adding that she was looking forward to seeing “the ducks and the turtles” at the local park.

Arctura’s doctor: “When you look at Arctura and you see how well she’s doing, I hope that people will think about the possibility of organ donation, should the circumstance occur, because it can be a very meaningful thing not only for the patient that receives the organ, but even for the donor family. At a time of tragedy, it can really can make a tremendous difference.”