FOR the past five years Marilyn Rampersad, who is in need of a triple organ transplant, has lived with the hope that she would find a donor.
Rampersad, 37, of Cape Town, who was diagnosed with pulmonary artery hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome, atrial septal defect and congenital heart disease, requires a heart and bilateral lung transplant.
She said at age 29, while pregnant with her second child, she experienced difficulty in breathing.
Rampersad, who hails from Port Shepstone, said she initially attributed it to having a high-risk pregnancy.
“However, after the birth of my son, while laying in bed, I suddenly experienced pain in my chest.
“I did not think much of it, but decided to get checked at our family doctor. She said I looked like I was having a…
