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Sarah has not left the hospital, she brought it home with her! Sarah is dependent on a breathing machine and round the clock nursing care! The fact that Sarah cannot exist without a machine to breathe for her does not show a very good outcome of the double lung transplant done on her twice!
People don't believe what they see, they believe what they are told to believe. Unbelievable!!!
Sarah has not left the hospital, she brought it home with her! Sarah is dependent on a breathing machine and round the clock nursing care! The fact that Sarah cannot exist without a machine to breathe for her does not show a very good outcome of the double lung transplant done on her twice!
People don't believe what they see, they believe what they are told to believe. Unbelievable!!!
Being able to go home is HUGE for this little girl. Naturally she has to receive a tremendous amount of care. She has cystic fibrosis. She's had a lung transplant that requires suppression of her immune system for the rest of her life. She has numerous breathing problems. She has to have intensive physical therapy. Nonetheless, going home is a significant goal that she has achieved.
Yeah it's horrible this girl is going home........well to the ones who want her die that is.
No one wants her to die.
No one wants anyone to die.
I think we would all love if there were enough donated organs that everyone needing one could get one.
The fact is that there isn't, and that doctors have devised a protocol that puts the person needing an organ the most, who will best benefit by receiving that organ to receive the first organ available. And while the protocol needs review, and is designed to be reviewed regularly, judges should not interfere in the process. Especially in cases where the media has been used to effectively make an emotional plea that sways public opinion. Organs should not go to the most popular person on the waiting list.
Being able to go home is HUGE for this little girl. Naturally she has to receive a tremendous amount of care. She has cystic fibrosis. She's had a lung transplant that requires suppression of her immune system for the rest of her life. She has numerous breathing problems. She has to have intensive physical therapy. Nonetheless, going home is a significant goal that she has achieved.
At what cost? How many patients, who require massive medical support to keep them alive, can our system support? IMO, this kind of care, to buy a few months of life, is unsustainable.
At what cost? How many patients, who require massive medical support to keep them alive, can our system support? IMO, this kind of care, to buy a few months of life, is unsustainable.
Infinite jojajn because we will not make hard choices here and we will not tell parents/people "no".
IMHO quality of life can be just as important.
Personally I would not want to spend life in bed hooked to machines.
Nor would I want that for my child. But that is me and would be my choice.
Hurrah for Sarah. God's speed to her as she fights to get better.
With the massive doses of imunosuppressants, which are required to prevent organ rejection and which also cause severe muscle wasting, Sarah will not get better. This is as good as it will be for her.
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Excessive glucocorticoid levels resulting from administration as a drug or hyperadrenocorticism have effects on many systems. Some examples include inhibition of bone formation, suppression of calcium absorption (both of which can lead to osteoporosis), delayed wound healing, muscle weakness, and increased risk of infection. These observations suggest a multitude of less-dramatic physiologic roles for glucocorticoids.
Yeah it's horrible this girl is going home........well to the ones who want her die that is.
The others who also needed lungs and were bumped on the list by Sarah, will not be going home.
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