Gloria Smith received a heart transplant in March 2013.
JEFFERSON, La. - Getting word that one of your vital organs is failing can be devastating, so scores of people who received a chilling prognosis in the past gathered to show gratitude for receiving a second chance at life.
In the midst of the holiday season they said they have already received the greatest gift of all.
"I had to lie in bed not able to move," said Gloria Smith at a celebration Ochsner Medical Center hosted at its main campus Thursday afternoon for transplant recipients, living donors and their family members.
Smith received a new heart in March of this year.
"I feel 100 percent better than I did before my transplant, and I'm just happy to be here, just happy to be here," she said.
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