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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAHSunday, Artificial Heart: An Easy Choice ing the past month, includinghis identical twin brother, Leon, also of St. George. While the waiting is hard — he gets claustrophobic and is frustrated being tied to a machine — In a Hard Time “He's just glad to be alive,” she ®@ Continued from C-1 ter enough now wherehe can start continued. “He’s just getting betjoking and laughinga little bit. But he wants to go home.” 1982. Marsden, a 56-year-old Boise developer, will now move from the hospital to a nearby apartment so physicians can continue monitoring his progress during the next several months. Meanwhile, Brinkerhoff, Utah’s third artificiat heart patient, begins the wait for a human donor organ. “Poras sick as he was,he’s just doing great,” Charlene Brinkerhoff said. VerDon Brinkerhoff has been visited by friends and family dur- Heart Recipient Leaves Hospital @ Continued from C-i he is so upbeat — last night, he was dancing here, showing how good hefeels,” said Brinkerhoff, who acknowledged it took him about a week after the surgery to realize he actually has an artificial heartin his chest. “Heis giving me a lot of support, and just seeing hira being in The retired Hercules engineerturned-inventor had a heart attack eight years ago and never completely recovered. On July 14, the couple headed from St George to West Jordan to attend their niece’s wedding, even though Brinkerhoff wasn’t feeling well. Later that evening, he started having severe pain in his chest. back and arm, and wasstruggling to breathe. When the pain grew worse, his wife called 911, and he was rushedto Jordan Valley Holy Cross Hospital. Doctors stabilized him there “but all of a sudden it struck again, and he wentinto oblivion,” she said. Brinkerhoff was airlifted te Salt Lake Regional Medical Center, where doctors implanted an p 10, 1995 gan, his wife is remindedof a past tragedy that over the past two months has becomebittersweet. “My 17-year-old daughter was assist balloon device and a pace- = a. killed in auto accident two years ago and we donated her organs. Her desirein life was to help oth er people and we wereable to in my heart my daughter is out there helping someone else. And now, we're on the receiving end.” CRIME maker and opened three closures in his artery. Brinkerhoff didn’t improve however, and his doctors considered moresurgery. He wastransferred to LDS Hospital, where Dr James Long determined that both sides of Brinkerhoff's heart were severely damaged. GETS DEALT UWITH DAY a For all the toughtalk we M ee o| ce has failed the current mayors office. T her we'll get oesgh oncrime Long led thetteam that implant- ed theartificial heart in Marsden. “Dr. Long said there’s no chance, unless we do thetotal artificial heart. Andat that time, my mind, it just went blank,” Charlene Brinkerhoffsaid. Butshe gave the go-ahead, and within a few hours, her husband was on the operating table. Now that he’s waiting for a donor or- provideeffectivere lead M hip in our eff put Y f crime Steve Harmsen forMavor Be Sead we ecg as onlCr aeenonealeeu ng[aa STOREWIDE CLEARANCE SALE such a great shape really helps a lot. I certainly hope I'll go home as soon as he does.” Cardiologists say availability of donorhearts is the biggest problem, because there is no guarantee a suitable organ will be available when a patient needsit. Dr. James W. Long, head of the 15membertransplant team, said a total artificial heart — capable of operating without the bulky external machine — cannotbe expected earlier than seven to 10 years. For now, the C-70 technology maybe the only option. As good as Marsdenfeels, he won't return to Idahofor several months. He will move a few blocks from the hospital to a downtown apartment where the doctors will continue to watch his recovery. But, according to Long, Marsden is doing “exceptionally well.” “I guess nowAlfinally can fulfill his longtime dream and fire his doctor,” Long said. yA SELECTED DRESSES IN MISSES PETITES AND WOMEN’S SIZES SELECTED NATIONAL BRAND COORDINATES IN MISSES AND WOMEN'S SIZES SELECTION MAY VARY BY STORE SCHOOL NOTES SELECTED MISSES LONG SLEEVE KNIT TOPS Five teachers at Utah Valley State College have been named reeipients of teacher of the year awards. They are: Doris Garner, ee J. Hammond, SusanneLoris, LarryRoberts and Clixie Larson. Richard M. Taggart, class of 1947, has been elected president and heads the board of the South High 1942, and Hal Bateman, 1960. 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