is just like any eight year-old little girl. She sings Justin Bieber, loves to dress up, and watches SpongeBob SquarePants while eating Ramen Noodles.

She also wants to be a nurse one day.

On February 11, 2003, doctors gave birth to what they believed was a healthy little girl. About 24 hours after birth, one of the nurses noticed something wrong with Kaitlynn’s skin color. The nurse took her to ICU just before Kaitlynn’s heart crashed.

“We would’ve never known anything was wrong,” said grandmother Patsy Berry.

At 10 days old, Kaitlynn underwent surgery. At three-years-old, Kaitlynn went back for a pacemaker. Kaitlynn has been through six surgeries, more than most go through in a lifetime.

Kaitlynn visited the nursing department Thursday, dressed in scrubs with a small stethoscope hanging from her neck. Here she presented students and facility a slideshow of her life.

Judy Hughes, assistant professor of nursing, had Kaitlynn come after her story was published in the News Star. Hughes is the grandmother of a child who also has a pacemaker, so she can relate to having a child with heart problems.

“This is the onlyother case I’ve seen where a child this young was given a pacemaker,” Hughes said.

Kaitlynn looks forward to playing a doctor in her Christmas musical this December.