They offered to operate on her favorite doll. her american girl doll, mia. maybe it will make her feel more comfortable about her own scar and the fact she s been through heart surgery. that s a stressful thing for kids especially as they get older and focus more on their own body image. putting the doll through the same surgery and giving her the same scar. three weeks later, look at mical as her and her mom go pick up that doll. for mical you can t underestimate what it feels like having a doll going through the same thing you went through. here she is. this is for you. mical removing the bandage and revealing mia s scar. that s just like you. it s not the first time duke have done this. after alicia had a heart transplant, they put a new lego heart into her doll. we ve reported before on emma bennett who has a prosthetic leg and the moment she was given a doll just like her.
Girl, pepto ultra coating will treat your stomach right. nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea. try new pepto with ultra coating. finally tonight the little girl, her operation and the team of doctors who it turns out were looking out for her long after she left the hospital. our persons of the week. mical olaiz is from durham north carolina. she was born with a heart defect. since birth she s endured three major open heart surgeries. now 5, she s an active happy young girl. while her surgeries were successful, they left her with a large scar on her chest. her care team at duke children s hospital came up with an idea.