Loma Linda University Medical Center one of the tallest buildings in the Inland Empire. Because of its height and white coloration, it is possible to view the main hospital building from various locations around the San Bernardino valley and mountains. The hospital is currently undergoing a seismic upgrade project. Loma Linda University Medical Center made international news on October 26, 1984, when Dr. Leonard L Bailey transplanted a baboon heart into Baby Fae, an infant born with a severe heart defect known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Baby Fae died a few weeks later; however, this effort led to the successful infant heart transplant program,
Desert of the Heart only person in the world who could possibly understand who I am, how I feel, if I'm not able to talk to someone I'm going to kill myself...it just felt to me overwhelming and depressing that there was so much fear and so much self-hatred and so much loneliness." It tied for 10th place on a list of top ten gay novels by Bibliofemme, an Irish book club. Desert of the Heart Desert of the Heart is a 1964 novel written by Jane Rule. The story was adapted into the 1985 film "Desert Hearts", directed by Donna Deitch. The book