A baby was waiting on a life-saving transplant when the world stood still on 9/11. Then, her miracle came.


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Kareena's miracle came in the form of strangers who helped save her life. Today, she's 25 years old and reunited with the doctor who performed her surgery.

HOUSTON — The Sept. 11 attacks 25 years ago brought air travel across the United States to a standstill. On that day in Houston, Texas, a 6-month-old girl was running out of time. Her liver was failing, and the transplant she desperately needed was hundreds of miles away in Nashville. 

Getting it to Houston would require an extraordinary act of courage.

Today, that little girl, Kareena, is 25 years old and studying law — not surprisingly, with a focus on health policy.

While she waited for a transplant, Kareena was too sick to leave the hospital. Her life depended on that liv...

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