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

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225. All I know is that the Cleveland Clinic has a blind process...

The transplant team presents the candidate to the review board and then we are given a rating that determine when you will get the call.


Mantle received a liver transplant at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, on June 8, 1995. His liver was severely damaged by alcohol-induced cirrhosis, as well as hepatitis C. Prior to the operation, doctors also discovered he had inoperable liver cancer known as an undifferentiated hepatocellular carcinoma, further facilitating the need for a transplant.[43][44] In July, he had recovered enough to deliver a press conference at Baylor, and noted that many fans had looked to him as a role model. "This is a role model: Don't be like me," a frail Mantle said. He also established the Mickey Mantle Foundation to raise awareness for organ donations. Soon, he was back in the hospital, where it was found that his cancer was rapidly spreading throughout his body.

Though Mantle was very popular, his liver transplant was a source of some controversy. Some felt that his fame had permitted him to receive a donor liver in just one day,[45] bypassing other patients who had been waiting for much longer. Mantle's doctors insisted that the decision was based solely on medical criteria, but acknowledged that the very short wait created the appearance of favoritism.[46] While he was recovering,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mantle

If you recall, David Crosby was also involved in a cotroversial Liver Transplant...

Crosby was the recipient of a highly-publicized liver transplant in 1994, which was paid for by Phil Collins.[5] News of his transplant created some controversy because of his celebrity status and his past issues with drug and alcohol addiction.[6][7][8]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Crosby

I also have a history of Alcohol and Drug abuse. I have been clean and sober since 1985. I quit smoking in 1986. I have been clean and sober so long I bet there is no trace of any controlled substance left in my body.