Dying Teen Is Being Denied A Heart Transplant Because He’s Had Trouble With The Law

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202. there is a correlation between adhering to a strict regimen and surviving, or not adhering and

dying. Survival is based on compliance with the regimen. It is about being willing to follow strict rules, do what you are told, in order to survive. And that is a fact.

Because the article claims "school performance" was a factor does not mean it was, or that it was about grades versus attendance.

From what others have written, the teen in question has a history of skipping medication and skipping follow up visits to the doctor.

That is a luxury that a transplant recipient cannot afford. You comply with the regimen or you die. It really is that simple. Without enough hearts to go around, somebody has to decide who gets one. One of the factors in that decision is how likely the patient is to follow the regimen to the letter; how likely they are to survive the procedure and the follow up, ongoing care and treatment. IOW, who is most likely to survive.

Read what posters with real-life experience being on a transplant list, being rejected for the list, or surviving a transplant have written in this thread.