Miracle Malaysian girl makes progress with real heart

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (AFP): A Malaysian girl who had to lug around a battery weighing nine kilogrammes (20 pounds) to power her mechanical heart is making progress after receiving a real heart, a report said Sunday.
Tee Hui Yee, 14, received the transplant in a marathon operation at the National Heart Institute Friday immediately after her body rejected a first organ.
Mohamed Ezani Mohamad Taib, clinical director with the heart institute, said Tee was making good progress after her operation.
"When the doctors asked her which areas she felt pain, she was able to point and was able to move her feet and hands," he was quoted as saying by the Sunday Star newspaper.
Mohamad Ezam said tests showed the heart was functioning normally.
If Tee's health improves, she would be moved to a normal ward in about five days, he said.
Organ donation is rare in Malaysia amid cultural and religious concerns but religious authorities are now stepping up a campaign to encourage donors.