<a href="https://www.dw.com/en/the-man-without-a-heart/av-18222493?maca=en-Life-links-en-15859-xml-mrss"><img src="https://static.dw.com/image/18208864_302.jpg" width="460" height="259" alt="" title="" border="0" /></a>20 year-old Alexander really needs a new heart - the one he was born with doesn't drain blood properly. But Germany's organ donation system is in crisis, and he doesn't know how long he'll have to wait.

20 year-old Alexander really needs a new heart - the one he was born with doesn't drain blood properly. But Germany's organ donation system is in crisis, and he doesn't know how long he'll have to wait.

<a href="https://www.dw.com/en/the-man-without-a-heart/av-18222493?maca=en-Life-links-en-15859-xml-mrss" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>20 year-old Alexander really needs a new heart - the one he was born with doesn't drain blood properly. But Germany's organ donation system is in crisis, and he doesn't know how long he'll have to wait.

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