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Monthly Archives: December 2006

More Transplant Controversy in So Cal

Friday, December 29, 2006

This morning brings us another front page article in the LA Times about organ transplant problems in Southern California. The high death rate within USC University Hospital’s liver transplant program comes amid increasing concern over the performance and oversight of transplant centers across the nation. In Southern California alone, two liver transplant centers have closed [...]

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Jim’s Heart Passes the Test…Again!

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Jay just called with the results from Jim’s echo cardiogram. Jim’s heart is still in good shape. We were concerned that something was up when they scheduled the test so suddenly, but as it turns out it’s all good news. If his heart had worsened it would have improved his position on the waiting list, [...]

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It’s December…Again!

Saturday, December 16, 2006

This is my first post in December and it’s already the sixteenth. After UCLA changed the donor height requirement to five foot eleven I thought my next post would be about the transplant call. That was about a month and a half ago and we haven’t even had a false alarm yet. Often times they [...]

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