Her smile is bright, cheery, sometimes goofy and always contagious. But pictures can't completely capture her upbeat, positive vibe. At 21, Claire Bridges has a mature spirit that amazes those who love her as well as the doctors who had to operate on her heart and remove both legs to save her life.
"She had a will to live, perseverance and a sort of twinkle in her eye — I tell all my patients that's half the battle," said Dr. Dean Arnaoutakis, a vascular surgeon at the University of South Florida Health in Tampa who amputated Bridges' legs after complications from Covid-19.
She flatlined three times, lost both legs and had a failing heart. Yet she told doctors she's 'the luckiest person on this planet' - Crossroads Today
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