Naomi was shocked when she learned that a heart had been found.
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I was like this call cannot come fast enough. Like I am ready. Please give me the next heart available and I was just very very excited. So, I waited 3 and a half months and I was expecting a much much longer wait so when my nurse called I completely didn’t expect it. So when she told me I started to cry like immediately because I was so scared.
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