Eight-year old Jalisa Durham of Cape Girardeau was recuperating Wednesday at a St. Louis-area hospital following a double-lung transplant Monday.
Representatives at St. Louis Children's Hospital said Durham's condition appears to be improving. "She is in serious condition. Typically right after a major surgery like that they would be in critical condition, so she is doing better," said hospital spokesperson Pat Johnson.
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