[jl6]

There is always a risk that the grafted organ may fail or be rejected or even bring new problems with it (e.g. smokers can donate lungs). But the recipients are typically gravely ill, and an imperfect donor organ may provide longer or higher quality life than doing nothing.

Sone transplantees go on to live full lives for many decades. Others might need a retransplant.

But while complications may occur, the fact transplantation works at all is a minor miracle that we should celebrate.

Some patients die on the waiting list. If you haven’t already, please register to donate your organs. It costs you nothing.

[aksss]

Fascinating about the smoker lungs. I wonder if a non-smoker with aged smoker lungs ever tastes “smoke”/tobacco in the subsequent weeks/months. So many questions.