As your doctor, I feel I need to tell you that the surgery you are about to have is, by most standards, risky. And, given your state of health, I'm not sure what the outcome might be. Let us take a moment, here with you, the surgical team, and your family to pray.
Doctors can now literally give new life to people who, thirty years ago, had little or no hope.
It has been three decades since the first human heart transplant in 1967. Flake-Wilkerson Market Insights recently surveyed 408 Arkansas residents to ask their opinions on these issues. One hundred two residents from each of the four congressional districts were interviewed. Also of interest, as people get older, their beliefs on this issue grow stronger as well. As would be expected, younger residents have a more positive view of their health status than older residents.