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14yearsold
AGE:
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BACKGROUND OF
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Galveston,TX
LIVESIN:
Cheyenne,WY
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PERSONALINFORMATION:
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Denver,CO
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Boulder,CO
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Doctors will do their best to match the age of the recipient with the donor.
) Geographic location
Look at the region map and determine which region the donor is in. Do all your
remaining candidates live in the same or close region? If not, they must wait for a
heart to become available in their region.
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· Likesbicyclingandsnowboardingwithhisgirlfriend
· Heiscurrentlybeingtreatedwithantibioticsfor
abloodinfection
· HasbeenontheTransplantWaitingListfor
6½months
forat-riskteens
·Onlychild
· Hisheartdiseaseisadvancingrapidly
· HasbeenplacedontheTransplantWaitingListfor
immediatehearttransplant
REMEMBER: A person can be listed in more than one region. Transplant candidates are
often asked to live within a few miles of the hospital while on the waiting list.
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) Current state of health
Are all of the remaining candidates healthy enough to endure the transplant
procedure? If they aren’t, they must continue to wait.
AGE:
6monthsold
HEIGHT: 20”
WEIGHT: 5lbs.3oz.
LIVESIN: ColoradoSprings,CO
AGE:
HEIGHT:
WEIGHT:
LIVESIN:
PERSONALINFORMATION:
· Has2healthysiblings,ages5and3
· Father,Ed,isstationedatFortCarsonArmyBase
· Mother,Candy,workspart-timeinadentistoffice
· Shewasbornwithaheartdefectwhich
requirestransplant
· HasbeenontheTransplantWaitingListsincebirth
PERSONALINFORMATION:
· Hasonehealthysibling,age9
· Parentshavebeenhappilymarriedfor27years
·Currentlya7thgraderatArvadaCentralJunior
HighSchool
· Abacterialinfectioncausedhertobeplacedonthe
TransplantWaitingListforimmediate
hearttransplant
REMEMBER: A person who has an active infection would be considered high risk for
receiving a transplant and be temporarily removed from the waiting list. Once the infection
has been successfully treated, the patient could again be listed for transplant.
) Urgency of need Of the remaining candidates, who will receive the heart?
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13yearsold
5’2”
101lbs.
Arvada,CO
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