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Wow! Hope he has a successful recovery and gets a good education because looks like his football career is over.
 
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KuwaitHawk said:
Wow! Hope he has a successful recovery and gets a good education because looks like his football career is over.
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Agree and would definitely choose life over a sport .. has to be the farthest thing on his mind … hopefully he recovers quickly and fully
 
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WeBeHerkin said:
At least he knows and didn't just drop dead from it before finding out
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That pretty much describes what happened to my brother. He wasn't feeling good for a little while. Assumed it was a bug like any 20 year old. The delay in treatment probably killed him. Lots of seemingly healthy young people have dropped dead on a field.

Like me, this guy got a heart. God bless him.
 
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MeetTheFerentzes said:
Good questions. Going from learning you need a heart transplant to having surgery in only 3 days? That can sometimes be a multi-year process (if you survive that long).
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Need plays a big part. If you survived several years you weren't listed as 1 which is the top of the list. At 1 you're very near death and often on mechanical assistance to keep you alive. That was me. Sometimes it's simply luck. Someone dies, they're a match for you, and there isn't anyone above you that can take it.
 
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Anon1750875978 said:
Who makes that decision?
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There's actually a national registry that all donor hearts are supposed to run through for match, location, and need. Ultimately at a local level a decision is made, typically by the heart failure / transplant team of whatever medical institution you are listed at.
 
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