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Corgigal

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69. I also read

Tue Jan 25, 2022, 12:19 PM

Jan 2022

on another article, that’s he’s the father of two young children.

Should love them enough to do everything he can for them. I guess nope. Freedom.
Poor kids.

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Man Can't Get Heart Transplant Because He's Not Vaccinated Against COVID [View all] Siwsan Jan 2022 OP

I'm certain they knew about this before this critical time. MuseRider Jan 2022 #1

OF COURSE THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS... Raster Jan 2022 #56

Yeah, I was being really snarky MuseRider Jan 2022 #96

No shoes, no shirt, no shot, no service Auggie Jan 2022 #2

No shit, Sherlock. lagomorph777 Jan 2022 #44

+1 Auggie Jan 2022 #47

They owe it to the donor and the donor's surviving family members to use the heart where it stands.. usaf-vet Jan 2022 #51

Yes! colorado_ufo Jan 2022 #54

Made his own bed. But doesn't want to lie down on it. calimary Jan 2022 #60

Ditto. Not the hill I would die on but his decision. He should take responsibility for it. Shrike47 Jan 2022 #67

This! geardaddy Jan 2022 #64

NO COVID VACCINE NO HEART FOR YOU. You don't deserve a transplant if you put people's lives at risk Trueblue1968 Jan 2022 #99

Bless his heart MaryMagdaline Jan 2022 #3

Duzie! lagomorph777 Jan 2022 #45

If his basic principles are more important than living, then let him remain unvaccinated. LonePirate Jan 2022 #4

THIS! calimary Jan 2022 #62

Yes. Delphinus Jan 2022 #74

So he chose to die PJMcK Jan 2022 #5

After the heart transplant, patients are put on strong immuno suppressant drugs. LisaL Jan 2022 #6

They mention that further down in the article Siwsan Jan 2022 #10

Exactly! Rebl2 Jan 2022 #43

A fully vaccinated friend of mine had her 2nd Kidney transplant last May ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2022 #46

So what is more important? Horse with no Name Jan 2022 #7

It is hard to feel empathy for such a stubborn and ignorant person. madaboutharry Jan 2022 #8

When someone picks the hill that he wants to die on.... let him JT45242 Jan 2022 #9

What could the principles possibly be? What is he trying to prove? I don't get these people Walleye Jan 2022 #11

A heart transplant, you say... TreasonousBastard Jan 2022 #12

Choices have consequences SheltieLover Jan 2022 #13

what a hill to die on. barbtries Jan 2022 #14

Fuck him Effete Snob Jan 2022 #15

But he believes.... NQAS Jan 2022 #16

Not even a Jarvax 7 Blue Owl Jan 2022 #17

his body? his choice? spanone Jan 2022 #18

His cadaver - his choice DBoon Jan 2022 #98

Sounds as if he needs a brain transplant! Zambero Jan 2022 #19

I'd like to know his vaccination history. Like many others, if it's just this vaccine, then he brewens Jan 2022 #20

My spouse was on the kidney transplant list Farmer-Rick Jan 2022 #35

He had to have known the consequences of his choices Bettie Jan 2022 #21

C'mon man JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #22

This policy is reasonable, FFS! AngryOldDem Jan 2022 #23

You're not the only one getting sick and tired of these people. calimary Jan 2022 #77

Sad, but that's long established policy. Same for the pig heart fellow IronLionZion Jan 2022 #24

Doesn't sound like he's 'fighting', Dad; sounds like he's 'refusing'. Aristus Jan 2022 #25

How little I care! Deuce Jan 2022 #26

Oh well... BlueJac Jan 2022 #27

Organ donations are a scarce resource. Because of that they want to utilize them in patients who JohnSJ Jan 2022 #28

I couldn't get back surgery last month until I quit using nicotine gum. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2022 #29

I've got "organ donor" on my driver's license, and I would definitely not want any of said organs to LaMouffette Jan 2022 #30

That heart Maine Abu El Banat Jan 2022 #31

It's against his basic principles? So is transplanting at-risk patients against theirs. elias7 Jan 2022 #32

Someone else who is in dire need of a transplant bronxiteforever Jan 2022 #33

Good. These people should not be treated for anything RB TexLa Jan 2022 #34

You know what? MontanaMama Jan 2022 #61

I do, too. I've run out of patience and sympathy. calimary Jan 2022 #82

"...he doesn't believe in it." pandr32 Jan 2022 #36

Science is not. NanananaFatman Jan 2022 #76

How can he trust the medicos if he does not trust them? keithbvadu2 Jan 2022 #37

In the words of the "great" Meatloaf Beausoleil Jan 2022 #38

They can't "waste" zentrum Jan 2022 #39

My father died because he wasn't eligible for a liver transplant because of his age. femmedem Jan 2022 #40

My Dad, Too! ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #48

It's heartbreaking that he died so young. femmedem Jan 2022 #73

This message was self-deleted by its author chia Jan 2022 #57

Darn the luck Sherman A1 Jan 2022 #41

They're *not* going to waste a heart by giving it to someone who won't take good care tblue37 Jan 2022 #42

Alcoholic says it's his right to drink and he'll keep doing it. NYC Liberal Jan 2022 #49

Choices have consequences. Loki Jan 2022 #50

no sympathy pamdb Jan 2022 #52

Wait, wait... MiHale Jan 2022 #53

It's HIS MIND that's suspect. calimary Jan 2022 #83

No problem. Don't you folks say that Covid is the hoax that makes organs a black market item? ffr Jan 2022 #55

Sorry to be so callous but I don't feel sorry for him. Norbert Jan 2022 #58

The son made his decision and ain't changing his mind. Well so too the hospital. Fla Dem Jan 2022 #59

Sorry dude, we don't waste valuable hearts on assholes vlyons Jan 2022 #63

On the other hand, if anyone is in need of an asshole transplant Effete Snob Jan 2022 #66

Lol Solomon Jan 2022 #84

Such passive wording by the journalist, "has not received" - he CHOSE NOT TO GET IT NullTuples Jan 2022 #65

Sounds like he made a choice. No sympathy. NT Happy Hoosier Jan 2022 #68

I also read Corgigal Jan 2022 #69

Vaxxed people often can't get transplants because unvaxxed are clogging beds for long periods Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2022 #70

This isn't about the vaccine Warpy Jan 2022 #71

Well said! hamsterjill Jan 2022 #97

He's afraid of Myocarditis. This is the chance of that side effect. 0.0000216 Maraya1969 Jan 2022 #72

The story doesn't suggest that he's afraid of side effects. Mariana Jan 2022 #86

Well I must have hallucinated it because I thought I saw it! Maraya1969 Jan 2022 #95

You're more likely to get that from the virus than you are from the vaccine... W_HAMILTON Jan 2022 #87

Has anyone said stupid prizes?? gibraltar72 Jan 2022 #75

Always bears repeating MissB Jan 2022 #93

Thoughts on a couple of lines from the article. cab67 Jan 2022 #78

We need to respect his choice HipChick Jan 2022 #79

Nah! ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #88

Clearly this person was never a good candidate for a transplant Spider Jerusalem Jan 2022 #80

"More than five million Americans are .. living with heart failure. While .. 250,000 patients .. struggle4progress Jan 2022 #81

Excellent! Nice to read some good news for a change! bif Jan 2022 #85

So, let's see if we've got this straight. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2022 #89

"stuck to his guns" in refusing to take a routine precaution against hurting others Bucky Jan 2022 #90

Well, bye. nt Maru Kitteh Jan 2022 #91

So, medical science was responsible for all kinds of things that have bullwinkle428 Jan 2022 #92

So right off the bat... LiberatedUSA Jan 2022 #94

Compliance with the regimens, both before and after transplantation, is Wingus Dingus Jan 2022 #100

From the Hoarse Whisperer LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 #101