Regina Barber

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Thanks so much.

Thanks so much.

Thanks so much.

OK, Rob, so you're the only journalist allowed in the operating room, right? So, like, set the scene. How was it?

OK, Rob, so you're the only journalist allowed in the operating room, right? So, like, set the scene. How was it?

OK, Rob, so you're the only journalist allowed in the operating room, right? So, like, set the scene. How was it?

Wow. OK, so who is this patient being operated on receiving this transplant?

Wow. OK, so who is this patient being operated on receiving this transplant?

Wow. OK, so who is this patient being operated on receiving this transplant?

So she's been dealing with this for almost a decade. And this treatment, like transplanting an organ from another animal, it's a new experimental approach, right?

So she's been dealing with this for almost a decade. And this treatment, like transplanting an organ from another animal, it's a new experimental approach, right?

So she's been dealing with this for almost a decade. And this treatment, like transplanting an organ from another animal, it's a new experimental approach, right?

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