Andi - RE: /other options?

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You make an excellent point, Andi ( & if you don't mind my saying so, your 2

cents is worth a heckuva lot more than 2 cents!)

So eager was USC to transplant into Jim that, based solely upon a

completed application (accompanied with proof of blood type), USC invited

to make the 2-hour drive up there & they conducted ALL his evaluation

in JUST ONE (long, long, exhausting, even for a healthy ) DAY. By

comparison ( & I realize we're comparing the Jim " apple " to the

" orange " ), when Jim was worked up a year prior (for his cadaveric waitlist),

that process took Jim & I FOUR LONG MONTHS.

Some centers (esp. those aspiring to " center of excellence " standing) are

absolutely eager to transplant, some surgeons eager for the experience.

Maureen

/other options?

Mel,

Could you look into going out of state to perhaps Florida?, surely

there are other centers that would consider transplanting you.

Just my two cents..

Andi