Kyah DeSimone loves hip-hop dance, basketball, sleepovers and fashion. But the 13-year-old Bostonian carries a weight on her shoulder that few middle schoolers can imagine: the black purse that powers her partial artificial heart, and the looming prospect of a heart transplant. Diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy at age 10, Kyah lived with the slow stretching of her heart until it became too weak to pump. In October 2012, she was rushed Continue reading >>>

Kyah DeSimone loves hip-hop dance, basketball, sleepovers and fashion. But the 13-year-old Bostonian carries a weight on her shoulder that few middle schoolers can imagine: the black purse that powers her partial artificial heart, and the looming prospect of a heart transplant. Diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy at age 10, Kyah lived with the slow stretching of her heart until it became too weak to pump. In October 2012, she was rushed Continue reading >>>

Boston Children's Hospital(NEW YORK) -- Kyah DeSimone loves hip-hop dance, basketball, sleepovers and fashion.  But the 13-year-old Bostonian carries a weight on her shoulder that few middle schoolers can imagine: the black purse that powers her partially artificial heart, and the looming prospect of a heart transplant.Diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy at age 10, Kyah lived with the slow stretching of her heart until it became too weak to pump.  In October 2012, she was rushed from a friend's sleepover to a local hospital."I'm a nursing student, and I knew it was heart failure when Continue reading >>>

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The launch of the anthology “The Dabneys: a Bostonian Family in the Azores 1806-1871” drew a crowd including Azorean dignitaries at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on Saturday. The event introduced the English translation of the recently published collection of papers in Lisbon, Portugal, of the Dabneys, a Boston Brahmin family of merchants who settled in Horta, Faial, in the Azores in the 19th century. Their impact on the growth of trade, ship supplying and whaling and their humanitarian activities earned them admiration throughout Portugal and America. Three generations of Dabneys were Continue reading >>>

The launch of the anthology “The Dabneys: a Bostonian Family in the Azores 1806-1871” drew a crowd including Azorean dignitaries at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on Saturday. The event introduced the English translation of the recently published collection of papers in Lisbon, Portugal, of the Dabneys, a Boston Brahmin family of merchants who settled in Horta, Faial, in the Azores in the 19th century. Their impact on the growth of trade, ship supplying and whaling and their humanitarian activities earned them admiration throughout Portugal and America. Three generations Continue reading >>>

Bruins looking to get more out of SeguinClaude Julien says it's a matter of the team pushing Tyler Seguin, and the player pushing himself     WILMINGTON, MA – Tyler Seguin is aware that he’s scored only one non-empty net goal in his first 11 games of the season.The 21-year-old is still getting the invitations to be the cover boy for the Improper Bostonian and there are still No. 19 Seguin jerseys all over the TD Garden stands at home games. So the heat and sizzle is still there for Seguin as the young darling of the Boston sports Continue reading >>>

Tyler Seguin Clarifies He Is ‘Very Single,’ Dubs Zdeno Chara Bruins’ Best Fighter in Improper Bostonian QA (Photo) Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Tyler Seguin is making sure his many female admirers know he is still on the market. Seguin addressed rumors about his dating resume and more during a wide-ranging interview with the Improper Bostonian, talking about life both on and off the ice in a feature for the Feb. 13 issue. “Every two days someone comes up to me and asks about a girl I’m supposedly seeing,” the Bruins forward said. ”I’m very single.” Seguin Continue reading >>>