No one cared who got the credit. They all just wanted to get the job done. The standing ovation Wooten received when he stepped onto the basketball court for that first game was deafening. My family and those fans pulled me through. Since his transplant, Wooten has become an outspoken promoter of organ donation, raising funds through basketball tournaments for the Mid-Atlantic Coalition on Organ Donation.
Every sunset looks more beautiful.
The waiting time for a liver can vary from several days to two years, depending upon how sick the patient is. A point system based upon waiting time and severity of illness determines who will receive a donated liver. It is therefore important to evaluate patients early in the course of their liver disease to obtain a position on the list, rather than waiting until their condition is desperate. All patients waiting on the list are treated equally and evaluated objectively. Where the patients live or the institution where they will receive the transplant is not a factor in how soon an organ becomes available.