Complex sentence: Contemporary jazz pianist Paul Layton Cardall was born April 24,1973; suffering from a congenital heart defect, he was given only days to live but defied medical expectations, enduring a series of surgeries and illnesses throughout his childhood.
Split into simpler sentences: Contemporary jazz pianist Paul Layton Cardall was born April 24,1973. Suffering from a congenital heart defect, he was given only days to live, but defied medical expectations, enduring a series of surgeries and illnesses throughout his childhood.