Larry Adams

[Larry Adams, 33, has been confined to a room in University Medical Center since April, when he received an artificial read more

[Larry Adams, 33, has been confined to a room in University Medical Center since April, when he received an artificial heart. The heart is connected to a 350-pound machine, which is about the size of a dishwasher, and six feet of hose hooks the machine to pumps in Adams' chest.] I've just got to sit and wait, ... Everywhere I go, engineers have to push the box around with me.

There's not a whole lot of feeling to it, ... I can feel it pumping inside, but it's not an read more

There's not a whole lot of feeling to it, ... I can feel it pumping inside, but it's not an uncomfortable feeling.

We wanted more teeth in it.

We wanted more teeth in it.

People got the right to know they live next door to a dog that's declared dangerous.

People got the right to know they live next door to a dog that's declared dangerous.

It's a big box with gauges and buttons and a lot of air hoses, ... Air tanks can support the read more

It's a big box with gauges and buttons and a lot of air hoses, ... Air tanks can support the machine for an hour at a time, and there's a back-up supply for when the electricity goes out.