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May he rest in peace - he had some additional happy days from what it looks like, and he helped science advance a bit, kudos to him. What worried me was when I
by jll29 5y ago
May he rest in peace - he had some additional happy days from what it looks like, and he helped science advance a bit, kudos to him.
What worried me was when I read he was "not eligible" to be a recipient of a human heart; I hope this is not just because he had a bad (or no) insurance.
- conroydave 5y agotop comment currently references he was near multiple organ failure prior to the transplant.
- faeyanpiraat 5y agoHopefully he had the opportunity to get out from the hospital in the meantime.
- thechao 5y agoHe refused vaccination. Also, not the greatest human; but, he served his time, so I don't think that had an impact.
- zerocrates 5y agoMy recollection is that his general health was quite poor and he also had a documented history of not following doctors' orders. Of course it's also probably not unrelated that he paralyzed someone for life in a stabbing attack many years ago, but I believe the official story at least was that this didn't enter into the calculus.
- vkou 5y agoIf you're not likely to survive very long with an organ transplant, you're not going to get one. Organs don't grow on trees. Underlying medical conditions, refusal to follow medical orders, an unhealthy lifestyle (smoking, alcoholism, drug abuse) are all reasons to pass you over for someone more likely to survive with a transplant. Medical resources aren't infinite, even when money isn't an issue.