Cary, Anon and LV - Thanks for your support and comments. Since I wrote this "Share" in early October another Arizona patient's life has been impacted - a father with hepatitis C lost the opportunity to obtain a liver specifically donated to him by the donor's family to restore his health. Local and national media have given the situation a lot of attention, and national transplant organizations have become involved in trying to help craft a solution. Thus far the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has not become involved.
Since this site is focused on health I'm not going to make any political comments here. I do think it's important for all of us to advocate for our own health and make people aware that real "death panels" are in place in the United States in 2010. If this can take place in one state, and is successful, it could occur elsewhere and with other life-threatening medical conditions. It's perhaps an outcome of leaving patients out of the decision making process and we all need to work on changing this. Pat
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Cary, Anon and LV - Thanks for your support and comments. Since I wrote this "Share" in early October another Arizona patient's life has been impacted - a father with hepatitis C lost the opportunity to obtain a liver specifically donated to him by the donor's family to restore his health. Local and national media have given the situation a lot of attention, and national transplant organizations have become involved in trying to help craft a solution. Thus far the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has not become involved.
Since this site is focused on health I'm not going to make any political comments here. I do think it's important for all of us to advocate for our own health and make people aware that real "death panels" are in place in the United States in 2010. If this can take place in one state, and is successful, it could occur elsewhere and with other life-threatening medical conditions. It's perhaps an outcome of leaving patients out of the decision making process and we all need to work on changing this. Pat
November 19, 2010 - 5:24pmThis Comment
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