Some heart transplant patients struggle with post-op housing, but this jazz dancer wants to help: Dennis McCarthy

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"When I told him what I was doing, his first comment to me was 'I thought you had to be rich to get a heart transplant.'" - Ava Kaufman, founder of Ava's Heart. She's a 67-year-old former professional jazz dancer with the heart of a young mother beating inside her. Ava Kaufman is her name, and she's doing well for herself financially these days, which is important to mention up front.

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