Posted on 04/01/2015 8:27:04 AM PDT by dennisw
Heart recipient, 17, dies in high-speed police chase crash two years after he was nearly denied transplant because of his bad behavior
Anthony Stokes died on Tuesday after he crashed a stolen car into a pole while fleeing from the scene of an attempted burglary in Roswell, Georgia He had fired at an elderly woman after breaking into her home Less than two years ago, he was given a life-saving heart transplant He was initially denied the surgery because doctors said he had previously failed to take medication so would be 'non-compliant' with the treatment But they changed their minds following pressure from civil rights groups and the boy's family, who said he had been stereotyped as a troubled teen After the transplant, he said he was grateful for a second chance at life
A teenager who received a life-saving heart transplant two years ago after initially being denied because of his bad behavior has died following a high-speed car chase with police.
Anthony Stokes, 17, died on Tuesday afternoon after he crashed a stolen Honda into a pole as he fled the scene of an attempted burglary at an elderly woman's home in Roswell, Georgia.
His death comes less than two years after he was given a second chance at life following a heart transplant at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.
The boy, from Decatur, suffered from a dilated cardiomyopathy so his heart was unable to pump enough blood. The condition can lead to irregular heartbeats, blood clots or heart failure.
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“I dunno, do you think they will total the Honda?”
That’ll buff out.
And who paid the hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for this kid’s transplant and after care?
Am I mean to ask if the heart is now available for transplant into someone more deserving?
M-S-N-B-C!
Revrunt Sharpton WIll claim the the heart donor was a RACESS .....and that’s what caused this kids demise
My cousin died while waiting for a heart/lung transplant.She was an outstanding woman.Respectable,decent,law abiding,loved by all who knew her.
So it can be assumed that a person with similar traits...male,female,black,white,young,old....was denied that heart so a filthy punk could kill it while fleeing the cops.
Nauseating.
My cousin died while waiting for a heart/lung transplant.She was an outstanding woman.Respectable,decent,law abiding,loved by all who knew her.
So it can be assumed that a person with similar traits...male,female,black,white,young,old....was denied that heart so a filthy punk could kill it while fleeing the cops.
Nauseating.
So I chuckled when at the end of the article it said he was so pleased he was going to get his second chance.
Just think how different this story could have been...
Heart transplant recipient accused of murder during home invasion robbery gone wrong. Defense attorneys are seeking specialized medical care for youth clinging to life after a dramatic police chase and shootout. “This is a young teen who had constantly had to justify his existence to doubting authorities during his short life, and were it not for the loud social outcry, doctors would have let this boy die...”
A good point....David Crosby (Crosby,Still & Nash) comes quickly to mind.Didn't know about John Phillips.
Again...nauseating.
I guess even a ‘change of heart’ didn’t change his heart.
Yet most of theses celebrities have not been career criminals & have (hopefully some) financial income and contributed positively to the world. Not street thugs that rob & intentionally harm people.
Iz dat rasissst?
Don’t insurance cos do the same when analyzing future income before paying out?
Don't you just hate it when stereotypes turn out to be true?
Rob people.
“Iz dat rasissst?”
Dat be rasissst.
My wife was stuck in the traffic from this fiasco for 2 hours because of this POS THUG!
Glad he’s dead!
I just wish somebody actually worthy received the transplant instead of this worthless feral scum.
Well. If his body wasn’t riddled with drugs and alcohol there could be quite a few parts that can be recycled from dis yute. But would the family allow his organs to be harvested for others??? Sadly, I suspect not.
Most stereotypes are true or mostly true. Not all the time obliviously but often enough.
After that huge investment in this wayward yoof....Yes the doctors would do their best to keep him alive if he murdered someone and got severely injured in the process. The docs don’t want to bury this perfectly good transplanted ticker this yoof GOT FOR FREE as in 100% free medical attention. No way did his idiot family pay a dime.
YOU PAID and the rest of the taxpayers!!! For his new heart.
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