One VERY Lucky Young Man!!

[Bob Denman]

:clap: :congrats: to him, and I hope that he lives to see his Great-Grandchildren! :2thumbs:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/10/health/artificial-heart-555-days-transplant/index.html

 

[Chupaca]

Amazing....

Have to :agree: over a year and a half ...wow..

 

[mowin]

That's awesome. My he have a long and productive life. :clap:

 

[Lew L]

Good on him----

Hope he get a good heart soon.

But how come the medical industry can't cure the common cold virus. Or any other virus, or RA, Pnumonia, cancer, ah heck---tooth decay.

Kaos

 

[PrairieSpyder]

That's amazing! He's blessed to live in this age when artificial hearts in a back-pack are possible. So are we all.

 

[garb55]

Hope he get a good heart soon.

But how come the medical industry can't cure the common cold virus. Or any other virus, or RA, Pnumonia, cancer, ah heck---tooth decay.

Kaos

If they did they would be out of a job :yikes::yikes:

 

[Ron2andia]

Amazing story!:yes:

 

[ARtraveler]

I remember the very first heart transplant in the news. The man's name was Barney (Clark??). He was attached to a very large pump system (not portable) and he lived about a week before complications set in.

Medicine has come a very long ways today. Amazing that this system worked for 555 days and they were able to perform a transplant when a heart became available.

Hoping this is the magic bullet. :yes:

 

[jaherbst]

A friend of mine and fellow Airline Pilot and Military Pilot Bob Root, was 72 and had the very same machine for almost two years. Unfortunately, age being a factor he was always at the bottom of the list to receive a new heart. His time ran out and he past away a year ago.

Jack

 

[Jpquinn]

That's an amazing story. A positive attitude can go a long way. Prayers for no rejections and a long healthy life.