brainandspinalcord
07-11-2008, 12:49 PM
Here's something I came across at a spinal cord resources website:
"The Miami Herald is reporting that a 15 year old Gainesville boy has been removed from a list of people needing a liver because he is disabled. Shands Hospital removed him from the list because the shaky state foster care program cannot guarantee that he will be placed with parents after his operation. They feel that he may not heal properly while under the care of the state and removed him from the wait list. State officials have been in talks with both the hospital and the doctors that made this decision. Even after the state said that it would do everything in its power to give the boy a good environment to heal, the doctors disagreed. Even though the law states that everyone that needs a transplant has an even chance of getting it, doctors can change who has access. There is no law that requires children to be in certain environments for transplants but the doctors have appeared to have invented one. Without a medical team willing to do the operation, the boy is sentenced to death. Even if a positive match came in for a liver, without the medical team to perform the operation he has no one to turn to."
Full article here:
http://www.spinalcordresources.com/?p=21
It's heartbreaking to hear about something like this happening in this day and age. This shows obvious problems not just with the medical system but the foster care system as well. I hope the poor boy ends up getting the help he needs due to publicity from this article.
"The Miami Herald is reporting that a 15 year old Gainesville boy has been removed from a list of people needing a liver because he is disabled. Shands Hospital removed him from the list because the shaky state foster care program cannot guarantee that he will be placed with parents after his operation. They feel that he may not heal properly while under the care of the state and removed him from the wait list. State officials have been in talks with both the hospital and the doctors that made this decision. Even after the state said that it would do everything in its power to give the boy a good environment to heal, the doctors disagreed. Even though the law states that everyone that needs a transplant has an even chance of getting it, doctors can change who has access. There is no law that requires children to be in certain environments for transplants but the doctors have appeared to have invented one. Without a medical team willing to do the operation, the boy is sentenced to death. Even if a positive match came in for a liver, without the medical team to perform the operation he has no one to turn to."
Full article here:
http://www.spinalcordresources.com/?p=21
It's heartbreaking to hear about something like this happening in this day and age. This shows obvious problems not just with the medical system but the foster care system as well. I hope the poor boy ends up getting the help he needs due to publicity from this article.