Mechanical Heart Recipient Wouldn't Do It Again
from the sounded-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time dept
The recipient of a mechanical heart has said that the additional complications on his life mean that if he had the choice now, he wouldn't do it over again. He says it's simply been too tough, and going through everything since the mechanical heart transplant has simply been too much to bear.
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You're alive, ya dope...
On the other hand, I can imagine that it must suck...
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Re: You're alive, ya dope...
..this guy has put up with a lot of suffering - sure he wanted to live, but i don't doubt there's an altruistic element to his decision. people like this who volunteer for these risky and painful procedures are contributing a lot to the advancement of medical science - and they and their families often pay a painful price.
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