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 think what I was trying to say is: Thankfully this guy didn’t murder anyone else on his way out, as that easily could have been the result if his shots had actually connected with someone, or if he had lived through the car crash and gotten into a shootout with police.
In a more civilized world the hospital administrators would be criminally liable for letting an innocent person die in favor of Thug Life.
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