I don’t know if this just opens up a whole new can of worms. According to the article, this ruling pertains to Sarah only. What about the thousands of other people waiting for lungs? They have heartwrenching stories too. I also suffer from Cystic Fibrosis and I am happy for her and her parents but feel bad for the others.
Yep...exactly.
1600 is waiting for the call. I have Pulmonary Fibrosis.
From what I heard today, opening up the Transplant Program to Children will add just 20 people to the Adult Donor list.
If there is not a Medical reason for not using an Adult Lung, why are Children on a separate Donor list in the first place?
There are currently 1600 people on the Adult Donor list.
Let me add, it is amazing that a couple of Drunks, (the late) Larry Hagman and David Crosby got new Livers to replace their (self inflicted) Alcoholic diseased Livers.