If you have a heart, you probably take it for granted that it keeps on beating every day. What if you were born with a heart that wasn’t so reliable? iPinion contributor Christy Sillman has revealed what it’s like being born with congenital heart disease, and what it’s like to undergo heart surgery at an age when most girls are worried about what they’ll wear to the prom.

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