BlazerCast for February 16, 2010: The uplifting story of a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) biology student's power to overcome a lifelong heart condition and three open-heart surgeries is featured in the February edition of Woman's Day magazine.
Jessica Martinez, a 24-year-old from Duluth, Ga., in her senior year at UAB, is included in a story about women who have survived heart disease. In the article, she explains the physical and emotional toll of undergoing three separate open-heart surgeries before turning 24.
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