within a few months of that interview, judge satterfield learned his heart was failing. told him there was only one choice left. they installed a heart pump to keep him alive. >> i was in the hospital for three months. i was sort of intubated and in an induced coma for ten days after the surgery because i could not breathe on my own, which were horrific spouse who was there the entire time and really thought i was going to pass. she just recently told me she was planning my memorial service. >> reporter: the judge survived all that and returned to work with an artificial heart pump and a battery pack he had to wear 24/7. the ventricular assist device or vad kept him going for a couple years until the clock ran out on that option too. >> yeah. he was failing. you know, even though he had the vad in, the right side of his heart was starting to fail. >> reporter: this was last october, and this time his only hope was the hospital. check in and wait for a heart transplant. and hope that a donor heart would become available while he was still alive. judge satterfield couldn't

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