I had a ham radio friend who had a transplant, lots of stories.
When they found a heart for him, they flew it in by copter (in a styrofoam beveridge cooler packed in ice, no less) and showed it to him before the operation. As he later said, "How many people can say they have seen their own heart?"
One of Joe's medications turned his skin quite dark and one day we were stopped by a police officer while driving. Aparently, the officer thought he was black and kept looking at Joe, then looking at the driver's license that pictured a obviously white Jewish gentleman, then looked back at Joe... Finally, Joe asked (in his Philly accent) if there was a problem. The officer handed him his license back, just said "No" in an exasperated voice and walked away!
The point is that Joe had some wonderful years after his transplant and had a ball. JD, I hope you have as great a journey as Joe did.
Kevin
When they found a heart for him, they flew it in by copter (in a styrofoam beveridge cooler packed in ice, no less) and showed it to him before the operation. As he later said, "How many people can say they have seen their own heart?"
One of Joe's medications turned his skin quite dark and one day we were stopped by a police officer while driving. Aparently, the officer thought he was black and kept looking at Joe, then looking at the driver's license that pictured a obviously white Jewish gentleman, then looked back at Joe... Finally, Joe asked (in his Philly accent) if there was a problem. The officer handed him his license back, just said "No" in an exasperated voice and walked away!
The point is that Joe had some wonderful years after his transplant and had a ball. JD, I hope you have as great a journey as Joe did.
Kevin