Artificial heart man who has to be plugged in to stay alive

A fitness fanatic who has an electric artificial heart has to keep himself topped up on long car journeys - by plugging into the cigarette lighter. Chris Marshall, 50, walks around with a backpack full of batteries and connects himself to the mains when he sleeps at night. He suffered a near-fatal heart attack three years ago and underwent a series of gruelling procedures to correct his faulty heart and narrow valves. But last year his heart capacity plummeted to just 13 per cent and he was fitted with a device which acts as an artificial heart, pumping blood around his body.

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[greenthumb858]

hope the power dont go out on yah mate better go a generator



[YusufShurbaji]

@ninjabluewings yeah lets just eat our selves to death WOOOOOOOOOOH!!!!

[SwordmasterYuskei]

@ailedbyfate Except for the fact that cars in some other countries, besides America, have the steering wheel on the right side of the vehicle...

[pureellie]

What if the power goes out? Do you have a backup battery or something? And how do you shower? :)

[kamikazeknutter]

@thepollywog1 when you start to become a threat to humanity

[thepollywog1]

I have two aritficial knees, one artificial hip, an electric wheelchair, one eye is glass. Also, I have hearing implants, an internal pacemaker and an smart phone. When am I classified as a cyborg?

[WiningerNicholas]

@MicrosoftSammy13 Too much exercise limit.. if you can reach it(Which is wayyy hard). I Orienteer eight miles a day. Most people do not even go a mile

[ksbnr1]

@ninjabluewings Wow, capitalisation much?

[MicrosoftSammy13]

@ninjabluewings True, its good to exercise, but if you do it too much its bad. A power serge would be scary.

[ried1miah]

make sure you dont get a power cut ! :P

[Dillpickle1O]

Put on a suit of steel and you could be a super hero.

[ailedbyfate]

I wonder if he knows his steering wheel is on the wrong side.