Illegal gets kidney Transplant

[The Dad Fisherman]

Not saying its the right thing to do but your facts are off...

he did not go to the head of the line....he waited 8 years. The Kidney also came from his own Mother.

The surgery is not being paid for by our tax dollars. Loyola University Medical center paid for the surgery and his 1st year of Anti-rejection drugs are being paid for by the Simon Bolivar Foundation, a medical nonprofit. After that he is on his own to pay for them.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Not saying its the right thing to do but your facts are off...

he did not go to the head of the line....he waited 8 years. The Kidney also came from his own Mother.

The surgery is not being paid for by our tax dollars. Loyola University Medical center paid for the surgery and his 1st year of Anti-rejection drugs are being paid for by the Simon Bolivar Foundation, a medical nonprofit. After that he is on his own to pay for them.

How dare you bring truth and facts into this argument.,.. TDFduzitbad....

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

How dare you bring truth and facts into this argument.,.. TDFduzitbad....

Hahaha! My thoughts as well
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[Fly Rod]

most kidney transplants come from a close blood relative .....the hospital did operation for so called free(tax payer dollars)most hospitals such as the medical university do get tax dollars....he has raised thousands, is it 10 thou 100 thou...he has applied to the Simon Bolivar Foundation to pay for his meds....the church has had fund raisers and has raised some monies would probably be included in the few thousands that he has raised....I'm surprised that the university is using anti rejection drugs....new method is to use bone marrow from donor when doing the transplant and patient would not need the rejection drugs...then againthe bone marrow treatment is new and may not work for every kidney transplant

[The Dad Fisherman]

[QUOTE=Fly Rod;974149]the hospital did operation for so called free(tax payer dollars)most hospitals such as the medical university do get tax dollars....QUOTE]

Again....no Tax dollars.

Facts & Figures | Loyola University Health System

"Loyola University Health System is a private, Catholic Jesuit provider based in the western suburbs of Chicago, and is a nationally recognized leader in providing specialty and primary health-care services."

"Loyola takes its commitment to the community very seriously. We regularly invest time, energy and finances to benefit the people we serve. In fact, in fiscal year 2007 alone, we provided more than $180 million in unreimbursed care through our charity care policy, research, education and other services to our communities."

[Fly Rod]

all hospitals get tax dollars...most hospitals also get donations....bottom line is one of the approx. 4,500 Americans that die each year waiting for the kidney transplant and some that could not afford the operation still should have been given the opprutunity first.