Jackson
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- Dec 31, 2010
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What a shame that someone else had to wait or possibly lost their life while this thug received a heart. That is exactly why they have a profile for the intended recipient. This wasn't about race, it was about life style. I hope this hospital learned their lesson.
Did the TV station and News show do a follow up show after catering to the thug and his mother finally getting the hospital to give this boy the heart? Did they show viewers that he shot an elderly woman and was killed in a high speed crash in a stolen car? Did they apologize for interfering with hospital business? Bet not.
Can't review life histories of transplant recipiants. Open that can of worms and what criteria will you then use? Criminal record? Which crimes? Political affiliation? Membership in organizations?
Sucks when this happens (wasted a good heart) but it's what has to happen to keep the process of selection fair.
I agree with everything you said except that it was a waste of a good heart. Perhaps for the two years he had it, he might have done some good for someone somewhere. That's probably not the case but who knows except God and the people he might have touched positively. As an aside though, I wonder did he donate the heart so it could be used again. What happened to the heart postmortem ? Was it simply discarded?
You are a good person to believe this person did something good for someone else. That was the last thing from my mind...sadly. I'm wondering if a heart can be moved again...