sandra hughes has more on that from los angeles. >> reporter: after crashing on the tour de california, lance armstrong got back on his bike. but his injuries finally forced him to quit just hours after he vehemently denied the latest allegations of doping. the accusations against armstrong, who has won the tour de france seven times, came in e-mails from floyd landis. landis, who won the tour de france in 2006, tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and was stripped of his victory. he spent four years fighting the allegations. >> did you use testosterone at all? >> no. >> reporter: then he abruptly put the brakes on his defense. landis, according to the "wall street journal," sent e-mails to u.s. and world cycling officials admitting to using the blood booster epo to increase his endurance, testosterone and human growth hormone. he also claims that he and armstrong talked about getting blood transfusions to flush out evidence of drugs. >> i think it's disgusting for coming out now. >> reporter: the president of the international cycling union says the accusations do not taint

but as sandra hughs tells us, one family is fighting back and making medical history books. >> reporter: for 46-year-old des'ree it's been a lifetime of doctors, drugs and devices to keep her weakened heart pumping. >> any chest pain. >> no. >> reporter: she's one of the oldest living survivors of sudden cardiac arrest, almost dying at age 12. she has a deadly heart disease. she lost two brothers at 12 and 14 and her dad's 3-year-old sister also died. an implanted pump is keeping her alive. >> how does a family get through something like this. >> i think just a lot of faith. >> reporter: the disease is genetic and death often comes before the victim hits the ground. >> patients don't know they have the disease. what it is a thickening of the septum n the wall between the right and left ventriccall of the heart. >> reporter: it is estimated 30,000 children are living with the silent killer lurking in their heart but many are never tested until there is a sudden death in the family. when all of the morells were tested her son and daughter were diagnosed. >> i have an implantable defibrill

lance armstrong's name is once again in the conversation about performance enhancing drugs as sandra hughs tells it came up during a confession from landis. he says he received his from lance armstrong. >> his injuries forced him to quit hours after the vehemently denied the latest allegations of doping. the accusations against armstrong who has won the tour de france seven times came in e- mails from disgraced cyclist floyd landis. he won in 2006 and tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and was stripped of his victory. he spent four years fighting the allegation. >> did you use testosterone during the tour de france. >> reporter: then the abruptly put the brakes on his defense. he sent e-mails to u.s. and world cycling officials at mitting to use the blood booster epo, testosterone and human growth hormone and he said that he and armstrong talked about getting blood transfusions to flush out evidence of drugs. the president of the international cycling union says the accusations do not taint lance armstrong's victories or career. the questions of doping have dogged the cycling

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