http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081119/ap_on_he_me/med_artificial_heart

Please see the above article in which a young girl was kept alive on a heart machine for over 100 days while waiting for heart transplant. The machine is approximately the size of a photocopier and pumps the blood through the body.
In light of our discussions recently in regards to the donation prosthetic process and lack of available organs, I am thrilled to see this successful piece of medical technology. I feel it is only a short matter of time when we are able to produce medically sufficient man-made organs. I believe that going further with stem cell research and DNA transfer will only expedite the process.

Jennifer B.