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>> MY NAME IS KAREN MCCANDLESS.
I'M A NURSE PRACTITIONER IN HEART TRANSPLANT HERE
AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA.
AND I THINK THE BEST PART OF MY JOB AND WHY I DO WHAT
I DO IS TO SEE THE CHILDREN'S LIVES THAT WE
TOUCH EVERY DAY.
THEY CHANGE SO MUCH AFTER A HEART TRANSPLANT.
YOU HAVE CHILDREN THAT HAVE A LIMITED ABILITY TO DO
ACTIVITIES AND THINGS PRIOR TO TRANSPLANT OFTENTIMES.
AND AFTER THEY GET A NEW HEART,
THEY SEEM TO HAVE THEIR WHOLE LIFE IN FRONT OF THEM.
THEY ARE ABLE TO PLAY SPORTS.
THEY'RE ABLE TO DANCE.
THEY'RE ABLE TO ACT LIKE CHILDREN AND DO ALL
THE THINGS THAT CHILDREN CAN DO.
I LOVE GETTING VIDEOS OF MY PATIENTS PLAYING SOCCER,
PLAYING BASEBALL, KARATE.
IT'S JUST AMAZING TO SEE THEM AND TO SEE HOW WELL
THEY DO AFTER TRANSPLANT.
I THINK ORGAN DONATION IS SO IMPORTANT.
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT IT.
IT GIVES A FAMILY THAT IS GOING THROUGH AN EXTREME
CRISIS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PEACE
THAT MAYBE THEY WERE ABLE TO HELP OUT ANOTHER FAMILY
AS WELL.
AND I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT I DO HERE AT CHOP.