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In response to "it might have something to do with his age, he is in his 70's. -- nm" by Stacy

Yeah...that'll do it. Extreme age for a procedure like this...the success rate has to be incredibly low...

Posted by Jim (aka Jim) Aug 11 '09, 06:40

and way lower than the average.

It sucks...but I'd wager he'd be lucky to survive the transplant.

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It's always a tough call, how much care are they entitled to when they're not going to be around very long to enjoy to benefits of it, regardless? - znufrii Aug 11, 06:44 3
- Is he paying his premium? - BB Aug 11, 06:58 2
  - Unfortunately, that's not how it works. The docs would have to provide a pretty persuasive argument as to why they would do an organ - Jim Aug 11, 07:06 1
    - I know what we have now. I'm saying what should happen. - BB Aug 11, 07:13

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