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Kid 'n Play's Christopher Reid Undergoes Life-Saving Heart Transplant

2/5/2026

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Christopher 'Kid' Reid of Kid 'n Play revealed he underwent a heart transplant after being diagnosed with congestive heart failure.
In a Good Morning America interview, Reid said he dismissed symptoms as aging.
After visiting the emergency room, doctors confirmed his heart was failing and that he was placed on a transplant waitlist.
He received a new heart nine days later and urges people of color to seek medical care.

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Christopher 'Kid' Reid of Kid 'n Play revealed he underwent a heart transplant after being diagnosed with congestive heart failure.
In a Good Morning America interview, Reid said he dismissed symptoms as aging.
After visiting the emergency room, doctors confirmed his heart was failing and that he was placed on a transplant waitlist.
He received a new heart nine days later and urges people of color to seek medical care.