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WishIKnew
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« on: February 24, 2011, 05:36:22 AM »

I don't know how to do a link to the news item, but they are reporting that doctors are discussing changing the rules so that younger healthier people would get a kidney over older and less healthy people regardless of wait time on the transplant list.  Very interesting to think about.  So many mixed feelings.....
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« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2011, 06:00:41 AM »

Wonder what they consider old?
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« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2011, 06:02:24 AM »

All I know is I get older and less healthy every day!  :)
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« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2011, 08:39:43 AM »

Related news and a link to read OPTN's document - requesting feedback.

http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=22095.0

http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=22103.0
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« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2011, 10:05:20 AM »

Read the proposal.  You can't sum it up in 5 seconds on HLN.
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