Virsaviya Borun-Goncharova was born with an incredibly rare condition that means her rib cage and abdominal muscles did not form properly when she was in the womb.
As a result, the 11-year-old, from Florida, has a heart that has developed outside of her chest.
When Virsaviya’s mother, Dari, was pregnant, she was told that her daughter was likely to die either during pregnancy or birth.
But Virsaviya defied the odds and survived, and is now a thriving pre-teen who enjoys singing, dancing and playing with her friends.
Dari said: ‘Doctors told me that my daughter would die during pregnancy or during the birth
She truly is a miracle and I love the way she is. She is absolutely unique. She is one in a million ‘Her brother, Ervin, loves to get close to his sister’s heart and to touch and rest his hands and face against it. He thinks her heart is something magical and…..Read Full Story Here…………
