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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: News Articles => Topic started by: djgaryb11 on October 05, 2010, 06:25:28 PM
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Steve Jobs at Historic Kidney Transplant Legislation Signing
By Lonnie Lazar (12:20 pm, Oct. 05, 2010)
Steve Jobs joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in signing legislation to establish the U.S.’s first nationwide kidney donor registry.
Jobs, who received a liver transplant in 2009, has been credited with providing the impetus for the bill.
“As a transplant recipient, I know how precious this gift of life is,” Jobs said at the signing ceremony in Palo Alto. “And on behalf of those future transplant recipients who will now receive organs because of this new law, I want to thank governor Schwarzenegger, Senator Elaine Alquist and all of the legislators who voted for this law. Thank you all very much.”
Schwarzenegger said the registry will vastly increase the number of donors and make it much easier to find recipient matches. Only one quarter of qualified donors in California are currently signed up on registries, he said.
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http://www.cultofmac.com/steve-jobs-at-historic-kidney-transplant-legislation-signing/61862
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So, how does this registry work?
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As far as I can determine, there is no plan in effect to evaluate, refer, connect or implement donors. At this point it looks like mearly a "feel good" action, but I hope I am wrong.
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As far as I can determine, there is no plan in effect to evaluate, refer, connect or implement donors. At this point it looks like mearly a "feel good" action, but I hope I am wrong.
Oh great. Well, then let me rephrase the question. What is the imagined goal of this legislation?
I didn't know Steve Jobs had a liver transplant. I knew he was really ill and something major had happened, but I didn't realize he had been transplanted. I wish there was an app for that!
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Excellent!
Here's some info on Steve and his transplant, just scroll down and/or click on "Health Concerns": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_jobs
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_jobs)
Here's an article:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/22/steve-jobs-liver-transpla_n_507956.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/22/steve-jobs-liver-transpla_n_507956.html)