She was about to have heart surgery, but had a request to be baptized

AUGUSTA, Ga. (InvestigateTV) – Just before a major heart surgery at Piedmont Augusta, Akira Joy Hendricks had one urgent request.

She wanted to be baptized.

Hendricks, who was in advanced heart failure, was preparing to receive a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD — a mechanical pump used when the heart can no longer do enough work on its own…

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