Megan Cregger had her first open heart surgery when she was nine months old. She was born with a congenital heart defect known as Transposition of the Great Arteries, where her left and right arteries were reversed. Her body would circulate blood before it had a chance to get oxygen from her lungs. At the time, doctors provided a temporary solution to a long term problem. In May 2005, just three weeks before her wedding, Megan received her first pacemaker . A few years later, her health began to deteriorate and she came to Johns Hopkins for an appointment. During Megan’s first appointment here, her cardiologist looked over her charts and history and said, “You need a transplant.” Because a transplant is always a last resort, Megan was given a second pacemaker – a biventricular pacemaker – in November 2009. It was at this time that she was added to the transplant waiting list. An Emotional Time Megan was able to spend Christmas 2009 a...
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