15 year old kid denied heart transplant because of his past

[Canada Goose]

ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) -
A new week brings a new fight for the family of a 15-year-old boy who needs a life-saving transplant but is being denied.


The teen needs a new heart, but the family has learned he isn't eligible for transplant because doctors have ruled him noncompliant.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference has now joined the fight to change that.

The patient's name is Anthony Stokes, and it has been a rough month for him and his family.

First, he finds out his heart is failing, then he finds out he's not eligible for a transplant.

From the day Stokes was hospitalized, his mother said it's been a roller coaster of both emotions and sickness.

"Every day is up and down. He's OK one minute, the next minute he's not," said Stokes' mother, Melencia Hamilton.

She said being denied from the transplant list only made it worse.

"Doctor came in and said he's not a candidate. He's not a candidate for a heart transplant," said Hamilton.

The group talked about how Stokes is normally a healthy teenager who set high goals for himself, but one thing they did not address in the press conference, but later admitted, was that Stokes has been in some trouble and that might be the reason for the denial

http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/23106231/teens-fight-for-new-heart-gets-denied

just

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

No new hearts

 

[Mr. Somebody]

Its so demonic, friends.

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

No new hearts

Grow up.

 

[MAKAVELI25]

No new hearts

Thats a 15 year old child, friend

 

[606onit]

dog, they're on that Jim Crow.

 

[Ziggiy]

Unless the little homie murdered someone in cold blood, how can he not be eligible?? Dude is 15

Edit- of COURSE this fukkery would be taking place in Atlanta

 

[BrothaZay]

South lost.
I cant believe you clowns still keep trying to convince people, to move to your shytty racist ass cities.

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

Grow up.

Thats a 15 year old child, friend

its a drizzy song

 

[MAKAVELI25]

its a drizzy song

No shyt, breh, but that's somebody's child. No parents should ever have to bury their child

 

[Kemyran]

She said the only reason given was because Stokes showed what the hospital called a history of noncompliance.

Need more information. Need to know what this entails in a medical sense.

 

[yo moms]

its a drizzy song

At least you tried.

 

[Killer Instinct]

Need more information. Need to know what this entails in a medical sense.

The only thing I can think of is they're saying he has a history of not following medical recommendations. Perhaps he's suffered from other conditions (diabetes for example) and hasn't followed the requests of the doctors. That's the only logical explanation something like this could even be entertained. But it's his heart. He's dying. He's a child. If he's non-compliant or doesn't adhere to medical recommendations, that's on his parents. Surely they'll make sure he does what's needed after the transplant and I'm sure he will, too. I doubt they want to bury their child. Can't believe they're even entertaining leaving the kid to die.

 

[Kemyran]

The only thing I can think of is they're saying he has a history of not following medical recommendations. Perhaps he's suffered from other conditions (diabetes for example) and hasn't followed the requests of the doctors. That's the only logical explanation something like this could even be entertained. But it's his heart. He's dying. He's a child. If he's non-compliant or doesn't adhere to medical recommendations, that's on his parents. Surely they'll make sure he does what's needed after the transplant and I'm sure he will, too. I doubt they want to bury their child. Can't believe they're even entertaining leaving the kid to die.

Organs are scarce. There are eligibility requirements to get on these lists. Not to sound cold or callous, but just because one needs a transplant doesn't mean they get one. People die waiting on these lists every single day. Who even knows where he was in line to begin with?

 

[Kemyran]

Double post