[MistyCA]

BTW, they are not re-evaluating him for the transplant. They are accepting what the dr said two years ago about it when they denied him. They did it because he had an active infection at that time. The dr in Santa Barbara who said he is a good candidate said there was no active infection. I just don't know what to think anymore. Santa Barbara is not equipped, imo, for that type of surgery. Even if they support it, I don't know who would actually do it. So much to find out and so little time to do it. I wish I had known all of this much sooner, but my brother was trying to deal with it himself all this time.

[JLO]

Your brother should have a VSO (veteran's service officer, who is linked by the county he lives in. Sorry, I don't know counties in CA, but here's a generalized link. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22santa+barbara%22+vso

Your brother may also be a member of a veteran's organization, hopefully, who can step in. One such place in MN is the American Legion. Maybe your brother joined up there; they help too.

Another thought is the DAV (Disabled American Veteran) association - but I'm pretty sure he has to be rated by the VA first.

I meant that to write privately was by freepmail, which I've done. But, I'll copy/paste/post it here, too. JLO

[JLO]

MistyCA, Just wondering about how your brother is doing. My prayers sent to your whole family. Talk privately if you wish (Reply privately to me, and not to the whole board, if you want to.) My partner has been 100% P&T since 1996. JLO