boys heart grows outside his body

[Amby 490]

Doctors in China are trying to treat a four-year-old boy whose heart is growing on the outside of his stomach.

Zhang Weiyuan's heart is covered in only a layer of skin under which it can easily be seen beating, reports the Northeastern News Network.

Zhang, of Hetai village, Panjing, has been taken to Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, where doctors are weighing up their options.

"We are not sure if we can perform surgery to put his heart back, but we'll try our best," said a hospital spokesman.

His parents wrap him up in clothes with extra padding to protect his heart and stop him playing with other children in case of accidents.

His father, Zhang Xianzhen, a rubbish collector, said he feels guilty for not taking his son to see a doctor earlier.

"My wife and I are both garbage collectors, and we don't make much money. So we didn't take our son to the doctor because we couldn't afford the fees.

"He never cries even though he suffers all the time, which makes us feel even more guilty."

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3098175.html

[EstebanTrabajos 7]

[Chica Yeyé 41]

sweet child

[PlatyPius 5]

I've seen cases of that before - on one of the daytime talk shows. If it's treated early, it can be "fixed" somewhat easily. Otherwise, the child has to wear a plastic torso cover that protects the heart.

Left as it is, the kid doesn't really have much of a chance. Any hit, bump, or scrape is potentially fatal. Rolling over in his sleep could kill him.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I've seen cases of that before - on one of the daytime talk shows. If it's treated early, it can be "fixed" somewhat easily. Otherwise, the child has to wear a plastic torso cover that protects the heart.

Left as it is, the kid doesn't really have much of a chance. Any hit, bump, or scrape is potentially fatal. Rolling over in his sleep could kill him.

yup