Who Skydives, etc. The awards will be presented by one of the Rush Heart Transplant Team doctors. About 30 patients and their families are expected to attend the event that includes refreshments and lunch. The federal Department of Health and Human Services has proposed that organs that become available for transplant be distributed to the sickest patient no matter where in the country the patient lives in relation to the donor. Currently organs are allocated within local areas.
Some regions have much shorter estimated waiting times for various organs than others.
As a result, children who have had heart transplant are susceptible to a form of a common disease of the elderly, hardening of the arteries. A number of grateful organ transplant patients would be willing to talk with reporters about their experiences.