Alabama woman who is the only person in the world with a functioning pig organ is thriving after a record 2 months

An Alabama woman passed a major milestone Saturday to become the longest-living recipient of a pig organ transplant – healthy and full of energy with her new kidney for 61 days and counting.

"I'm superwoman," Towana Looney told The Associated Press, laughing about outpacing family members on long walks around New York City as she continues her recovery. "It's a new take on life."

Looney's vibrant recovery is a morale boost in the quest to make animal-to-human transplants a reality. Looney the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ.