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deirdreAs you know, I feel very strongly about organ transplants, and extending life where possible. Another friend of mine has just been diagnosed with COPD and been given a very poor prognosis, and I have several other friends who have (or have had) it; one lives on oxygen, and another has had volume reduction surgery.
If you live in the US, you probably don't know how expensive transplantation is, because you probably have no idea what the long-term costs of transplantation are. It's not just the surgery (with possible complications), it's all the anti-rejection medications you'll have to take for life and all their complications and on and on. While our health care system sucks in getting people on the list, it's at least theoretically possible to raise the funds (which I prefer to some bureaucrat making the call).
I've been the donor widow, and I've also had a friend die while on the list.
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ferragus:
A former coworker of mine has been diagnosed with COPD. His condition has gotten so bad so fast that the only hope is the have a double lung transplant.
The catch is that he can't get on the waiting list until he has $500,000 to $1,000,000 in cash or insurance.
Not going to rant here how absolutely unfair that is, but I will say all of my overseas friends are also welcome to run out and kiss you nearest non-slimy politician that you aren't stuck with such a barbaric health care system.
I will post this link:
http://bridgit.livejournal.com/176421.html
that's the details of what's going on and how you can help. Follow bridgit's LJ, there's lots of fund raising being done.
http://www.transplantfund.org/restricted/patient-guestbook.cfm?pat_id=2727 is a direct link to the group that is helping with the fund raising, you can donate there if you're able.
If you can't help out with money, please post the details, a lot of you have much wider readership then I and getting the word out fast is Chucks only hope.
Everyone is also welcome to post words of support on Chucks guestbook, I can only imagine how needed that is right now.
Hugs to everyone and thanks!
If you live in the US, you probably don't know how expensive transplantation is, because you probably have no idea what the long-term costs of transplantation are. It's not just the surgery (with possible complications), it's all the anti-rejection medications you'll have to take for life and all their complications and on and on. While our health care system sucks in getting people on the list, it's at least theoretically possible to raise the funds (which I prefer to some bureaucrat making the call).
I've been the donor widow, and I've also had a friend die while on the list.
The rest is from
ferragus:A former coworker of mine has been diagnosed with COPD. His condition has gotten so bad so fast that the only hope is the have a double lung transplant.
The catch is that he can't get on the waiting list until he has $500,000 to $1,000,000 in cash or insurance.
Not going to rant here how absolutely unfair that is, but I will say all of my overseas friends are also welcome to run out and kiss you nearest non-slimy politician that you aren't stuck with such a barbaric health care system.
I will post this link:
http://bridgit.livejournal.com/176421.html
that's the details of what's going on and how you can help. Follow bridgit's LJ, there's lots of fund raising being done.
http://www.transplantfund.org/restricted/patient-guestbook.cfm?pat_id=2727 is a direct link to the group that is helping with the fund raising, you can donate there if you're able.
If you can't help out with money, please post the details, a lot of you have much wider readership then I and getting the word out fast is Chucks only hope.
Everyone is also welcome to post words of support on Chucks guestbook, I can only imagine how needed that is right now.
Hugs to everyone and thanks!