“[Larry Adams, 33, has been confined to a room in University Medical Center since April, when he received an artificial heart. The heart is connected to a 350-pound machine, which is about the size of a dishwasher, and six feet of hose hooks the machine to pumps in Adams' chest.] I've just got to sit and wait, ... Everywhere I go, engineers have to push the box around with me.”
“It's a big box with gauges and buttons and a lot of air hoses, ... Air tanks can support the machine for an hour at a time, and there's a back-up supply for when the electricity goes out.”
