Uploaded July 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Joy Wiggins was doing a home improvement project when she accidentally shot herself in the heart with a nail gun. The 3.5 inch nail pierced her heart requiring emergency open-heart surgery to save her life. | discoverylife.com/tv-shows/the-day-i-almost-died

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