Posted on 04/02/2015 9:38:29 AM PDT by QT3.14
In 2013, then-15-year-old Anthony Stokes was dying and desperately needed a heart transplant that he couldnt get because, according to doctors, he had a history of noncompliance.
Stokess family suspected that his low grades and a history of trouble with the law gave doctors reason to believe that he would not be willing to take his medicine or show up at subsequent doctors visits. The Georgia teens story story sparked outrage, and the hospital quickly reversed its decision, giving him priority on the transplant list.
But two years later, after he received a transplant, Stokess second chance has come to an abrupt end.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
“Can they take the heart out of that useless good for nothing asshole and give it to someone else?”
That would be quite dangerous as you would be propagating the virus of “Stupidity” to an innocent person.
We wouldn’t want that would we?
Hopefully, he did not have time to replicate.
That does it ...I’m taking myself off the organ donor list.
He was a good boy. He was just beginning to turn his car around...
The donor has to be alive—errr on machines. I wonder when they record the time of death. Would it be when they decided to donate or would it be after they harvested the organs?
“When Stokes was first diagnosed, he was initially given less than a year to live without a transplant...
...and, apparently, less than two years AFTER a transplant.”
Slow clap...
Good one!
GA FReeper ping. Another take on this story.
On a side note, we are involve with philanthropically and know a number of people in the transplant community here in the area. I’ve met people from Children’s, potentially some involved in this decision. I will make polite observations about this case to them at the next event I am at.
But make sure the comments sting.
I believe the saying is “good riddance to bad rubbish” which seems most appropriate.
I disagree the WCompost is clueless. They know exactly what they're doing. They are willing and fully informed accomplices of the racial spoils system.
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