Monday, December 14, 2009

Man With Donated Liver Hits 0.39 BAC

What a waste:

A liver transplant recipient was given a public intoxication warning Monday afternoon after he registered a 0.39 percent blood-alcohol level, according to La Crosse police reports.

The 34-year-old man was found on a curb at Springbrook Way and Cliffside Drive about 3 p.m., reports stated. He could not stand or walk unassisted when a family member took him home, police noted.

There are people that have been waiting years for a new liver. If the recipients are only going to waste their second chances at life, they don't deserve them. Give it to someone who will be taking care of themselves and their precious gift of life.

3 comments:

  1. I wish they would have said whether or not this man's original liver was sick because he is an alcoholic. If he was an alcoholic prior to his transplant...then they sure did make a poor choice in the recipient of the healthy...because obviously he hasn't made the *choice* to stop drinking.

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  2. Sorry...it should say:

    "...then they sure did make a poor choice in the recipient of healthy liver..."

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  3. When I worked at U.W. Hospital, i saw patients die because they could not get a liver. this is a shame.

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