A future Doctor or Nurse perhaps? 

While waiting for surgery to have her club foot repaired, 10-year-old Vivian became keenly interested in listening to her own heartbeat and that of her Abuela.

And Vivian’s obsession continued right up until final preparations for her surgery..


As her doctors prepared to put Vivian under for her surgery, she reached out, and with the help of Dr. David Sommerfreund, checked his heart. When asked her opinion, she said “normal.”