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in2herbs

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1. I can't help it. My first thought was Dick Cheney when I heard about this. There are procedures and

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Wed Nov 13, 2019, 08:31 AM

Nov 2019

protocols in place for transplants and for qualifying and being placed on a transplant list. How did this boy get to the top of the list? I am of the belief that there are others with life-threatening issues who have been waiting for a lung transplant a lot longer than he was. I wish him well, but not at the expense of others who also want to live and are playing by the rules.

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I can't help it. My first thought was Dick Cheney when I heard about this. There are procedures and in2herbs Nov 2019 #1

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