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lung transplant
by pete928, Oct 25, 2007 09:54PM
My brother-in-law has Emphysema and the doctors say there is nothing more they can do, he is on oxigen 24/7 . He is 70 years old and been a smoker all his life.. does this disqualify him being being on the list.. he is getting at home hopice an hour a day..
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by cathy152, Nov 20, 2007 08:22PM
To: pete 928
NO UNFORTUNATELY AGE PLAYS A FACTOR MOST DO NOT TRANSPLANT AFTER 65 MY HUSBAND IS AWAITING TRANSPLANT NOW AND HE HAS HOME HEALTH CARE WE WERE TOLD THAT IF HE HAD TO HAVE HOSPICE HE WAS TO ILL TO BE TRANSPLANTED
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