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In reply to the discussion: I can't believe this: To get on Heart Transplant list, one needs to be nicotine free 6 months. [View all]LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)100. Transplant organs are in short supply. You can't get one if you're trying to kill yourself.
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I can't believe this: To get on Heart Transplant list, one needs to be nicotine free 6 months. [View all]
FarPoint
Dec 2013
OP
i think there are many restrictions liked this because there are limited number of hearts available
JI7
Dec 2013
#3
When they are desperate for an organ, people can muster up all sorts of good behavior.
Ms. Toad
Dec 2013
#159
It is sad, but not policy meant to be punitive, but to ensure such a rare & invaluable resource
hlthe2b
Dec 2013
#82
Youth has it's unfortunate characteristic of denials....we all have had our share...
FarPoint
Dec 2013
#9
if you throw a ball in the air it isn't a matter of "deserving" to have it fall on your head.
KittyWampus
Dec 2013
#29
I do not see it as Karma, nor judging, it is simple mathematics and physiology
Drahthaardogs
Dec 2013
#51
What deserving recipient would see denied a transplant so that this woman could get one?
Marr
Dec 2013
#121
While the smoking probably didn't help matters, there's no indication it *caused* the condition.
moriah
Dec 2013
#133
So at what age should people be responsible for their choices in life?
Blanket Statements
Dec 2013
#76
But it's not a punishment or judgement or anything, just basic medical triage.
cemaphonic
Dec 2013
#118
From your description, it's clear you didn't start smoking b/c you found it unpleasant.
Demit
Dec 2013
#146
You should put that on a Hallmark card and send it to her to better assuage her discomfort.
LanternWaste
Dec 2013
#123
I started smoking when I was 14. Hardly an age to make rational decisions,
Sheldon Cooper
Dec 2013
#68
Many of my childhood friends had disabling respiratory conditions by their 40s.
Gormy Cuss
Dec 2013
#74
Now I don't struggle with this guideline for the liver due to alcholol so much.
FarPoint
Dec 2013
#32
There is a reason the standards are high. They want those who have the best chance, and smokers are
lostincalifornia
Dec 2013
#31
I do too. There are inequities in the system, and we all have heard of those such as David Crosby
lostincalifornia
Dec 2013
#40
As hard as it is for you to believe right now, this isn't a punitive measure
riderinthestorm
Dec 2013
#37
To be fair, I wouldn't accept a lung, kidney, or liver transplant. I did my own damage.
FMalone
Dec 2013
#67
She has a pacemaker and a defibrillator and just quit smoking 40 days ago??"
tammywammy
Dec 2013
#99
Transplant organs are in short supply. You can't get one if you're trying to kill yourself.
LeftyMom
Dec 2013
#100
A thought...cigarettes are around $5 a pack, so a 2-pack a day smoker spends $300 a month.
libdem4life
Dec 2013
#104
That much difference? Last time I almost passed out watcing somebody buying them in California
libdem4life
Dec 2013
#128
There's another major reason for the prohibition that hasn't been mentioned yet.
Xithras
Dec 2013
#115
Cigarette smoking causes heart disease in healthy hearts. I'm sorry, but that is a fact.
Hekate
Dec 2013
#117
There are similar standards in place for drinking and liver transplants in my country.
sibelian
Dec 2013
#119
Maybe instead of using this thread as yet another opportunity to shit on smokers
SomethingFishy
Dec 2013
#120
I assume you are referring to posthumous donations. I don't care to donate my heart
totodeinhere
Dec 2013
#139
You have to keep in mind that this rule isn't put in place for moralizing purposes
fujiyama
Dec 2013
#168
They refused a friend of mine because he was gay. They did not say it that way, they said he led a
appleannie1
Dec 2013
#180
Seems reasonable. A lifestyle change is a small price to pay for a second chance at life. n/t
AngryOldDem
Dec 2013
#185