Teen receives first pediatric combined heart-kidney transplant in Missouri

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Macey Brown, 17, returned to St. Louis Children’s Hospital six weeks after becoming the first person in Missouri to receive a combined heart and kidney transplant.

“I’m living life again,” Brown said.

The procedure is so rare that most hospitals may only see a handful of cases. Brown said she was nervous when told about the surgery’s rarity…

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