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Jennifer Sutton had a bit of an out-of-body experience when she first saw the defective heart that had caused her so many problems displayed in a glass jar. The heart is being displayed alongside work by Leonardo da Vinci, Andy Warhol and the Egyptian Book of the Dead. The purpose of the exhibit at the Wellcome Collection in London is to raise awareness of restrictive cardiomyopathy, the disease that would have killed her.  "It was slightly surreal but amazing at the same time to see the object that has caused me so much pain and anguish in the flesh.
"I was really curious and excited to see it but at the same time I am trying very hard to love the heart I have now, and keep that going."
Miss Sutton, who recently completed a degree in animal science at Sparsholt College, Winchester, said she was "eternally indebted" to the family of the donor who had given her the chance of life. She said: "I'd love to thank them. If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be here by now."
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