If you see the Chihuly, you’re in the right place!
Offers:
UNOS United Network for Organ Sharing is the governing body for organ transplant and is contracted by the federal government to provide these services. They match donors with recipients based on many factors including, but not limited to, blood type, height, weight, and anti-bodies. When these criteria are met, the organization “offers” the organ to the transplanting institution who then does further evaluation. If the organ is acceptable to the transplanting institution it is then offered to the patient who has the final decision on whether to accept the organ or not.
Dry Run:
Once the “offer” is accepted the actual preparations and processes start for the actual transplant. During that time, many more tests and inspections are done on the organ and patient. Many times though, in the end, the heart is rejected. Sometimes they even get up to the point of making the first incision. That is considered a dry run.
Jean has already had two offers. One was last minute because it was turned down by someone else and didn’t allow enough time for the the transplant team to evaluate before it was too late to be used. The other offer happened last night. Turned out the match wasn’t close enough and it went to someone else.
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