Smiling heart transplant patient, Mrs. Beth White Brunk, 49, sits up in her St. Luke's Hospital bed 7/31 two days after receiving the heart of another woman who died of a brain hemorrhage. Mrs. Brunk, a Houston housewife, received the heart 7/29/68 in surgery performed by the Dr. Denton Cooley surgical team.

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Smiling heart transplant patient, Mrs. Beth White Brunk, 49, sits up in her St. Luke's Hospital bed 7/31 two days after receiving the heart of another woman who died of a brain hemorrhage. Mrs. Brunk, a Houston housewife, received the heart 7/29/68 in surgery performed by the Dr. Denton Cooley surgical team.

United Press International · [ca. July 1968]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Heart Transplant

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