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[quote=Anonymous]I'd have to google for the articles but they are in the process of changing things about who gets picked in what order also.  For example, they don't want  a 20yo heart to go to an elderly recipient.

As another person in the transplant community, I can tell you it is a very complex process.  And while I can see why you'd think he would use power and influence to get a heart, he has also had problems that started in his thirties.  He's had a very long time to get on the list, and to wait.   The matching process is also difficult, so it is not like they are going to just hand him a heart - they'd want a good match to come in.

I say this as someone who cannot stand the man and think he is vile as a person, but also as someone who knows the agony of this situation.  It's a tough call but as I thought about it last night I could only hope that it didn't make people not sign their donor cards.  We really need donors in this country, particularly minority ones.  Any form of bad publicity is a difficult thing to see.[/quote]

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