Six-year-old girl beats the odds after being born with her heart outside her chest

Virsaviya Borun, a native of Russia who moved to South Florida with her mother, suffered from a rare condition - called Pantalogy of Cantrell- that caused her heart and intestines to form outside of her body. Her heart is protected only by a thin layer of skin. “When I was pregnant, the doctor said she will not survive, that she is going to die,” Dari Borun, the girl’s mother, said. The remarkable girl defied the odds set against her and lives, for the most part, like any other girl. "I like to draw Jesus, ponies and angels,” Virsaviya said. “I don't go to the school and I don't play too much around like other kids would do.