[Valpal1]

Resizing living tissue is not like sewing fabric. This why they have separate lists for kids and adults in the first place.

Too much trauma and the transplant fails and the donor lungs are wasted and somebody else’s chance is wasted with it.

I don’t think the judge made the right decision at all. The Organ Board should be left alone by the politicians, media, and judges who all have more sympathy than sense.

[caww]

That’s what I’m hearing as well...thus I’m not comfortable... it appears someone else was pushed off for her to be put on the list...now she’s on two lists which certainly isn’t fair to other children...nor adults waiting.

[Coldwater Creek]

Thank you from someone with a terminal lung disease.

[whershey]

I agree. Normal lung transplants are very risky and I can't remember having seen lungs ever being “re sized”. You can remove lobes but that's about all I'm aware of.

I do feel for that family and the little girl but sadly people die all the time while waiting for lungs. Also numerous people are not listed for various reasons and they also die. I'm fearful now that we're going to see lawsuits from anybody that is denied being listed and there are simply not enough available lungs to use on very high risk patients.

On the other hand I hope any of you people who aren't donors will consider changing that situation now. If we had enough donors all of this would become less of an issue.