Towana Rooney, who received a pig kidney transplant in November, looks at a note on his recovery with Dr. Jeffrey Stern of New York (Shelby Lamb/AP)
Associated Press Reporter
Alabama woman passed a major milestone on Saturday and became the longest living recipient of a pig organ transplant – healthy and energy-filled with 61 days and counting new kidneys.
“I'm a superwoman,” 53-year-old Towana Rooney told The Associated Press, continuing to recover, laughing about overtaking her family on long walks around New York City. “That's a new view of life.”
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