‘Am I gonna die? ‘Cause that’s the way I felt,’ 20-year-old survives rare heart condition with transplant

TOLEDO, Ohio — A 20-year-old Eastern Michigan University student is sharing her story of survival after a rare heart condition led to a transplant earlier this year.

Alaijah Spencer said her life changed last October, when she had to drop out of college after a diagnosis no one could believe.

She said it started when short walks across campus felt exhausting. “I got tired more easily, I felt more fatigued, lethargic. I just didn’t feel right,” Spencer recalled…

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