The ultimate solution to all of this is if we had more donors, (but) people are reticent to donate organs (when they die) partly because they don't think their organs are going to be used fairly.

Raymond Givens

Categorized in : Health News

I think what is often happening, especially for heart transplants, is that when (the committee of physicians that prioritizes patients) sees a person come to their center, there is this idea that this person has come a long way (and) we really ought to give them the best shot of getting a transplant.

You have to have the money to pay for travel, and if (the transplant center) is sufficiently far away, to pay for temporary housing.