Mark Hansen

1 month ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Brian Rosenthal |Mark Hansen |Jeremy White

Se supone que los pacientes más enfermos tienen prioridad para recibir trasplantes que salvan vidas, pero cada vez mayor frecuencia se les está pasando por alto. A los 15 años, Marcus Edsall-Parr había estado esperando la mayor parte de su vida un nuevo riñón, y conocía el procedimiento. Tres días a la semana en agotadoras sesiones de diálisis. Sin practicar deporte. Sin comer sus comidas favoritas. Y tras casi una década en la lista de trasplantes, sin suerte para conseguir un órgano.

1 month ago | virginislandsdailynews.com | Brian Rosenthal |Mark Hansen |Jeremy White

By 15, Marcus Edsall-Parr had been waiting most of his life for a new kidney, and he knew the drill. Three days a week in exhausting dialysis sessions. No playing sports. No eating his favorite foods. And in nearly a decade on the transplant list, no luck getting an organ. Then, last spring, his doctor called. There was a perfect match. Marcus was at the top of the waiting list — the first in line. But the kidney didn’t go to him. Or to the next person on the list, or the next.

1 month ago | staradvertiser.com | Brian Rosenthal |Mark Hansen |Jeremy White

By 15, Marcus Edsall-Parr had been waiting most of his life for a new kidney, and he knew the drill. Three days a week in exhausting dialysis sessions. No playing sports. No eating his favorite foods. And in nearly a decade on the transplant list, no luck getting an organ. Then, last spring, his doctor called. There was a perfect match. Marcus was at the top of the waiting list — the first in line. But the kidney didn’t go to him. Or to the next person on the list, or the next.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Brian Rosenthal |Mark Hansen |Jeremy White

By 15, Marcus Edsall-Parr had been waiting most of his life for a new kidney, and he knew the drill. Three days a week in exhausting dialysis sessions. No playing sports. No eating his favorite foods. And in nearly a decade on the transplant list, no luck getting an organ. Then, last spring, his doctor called. There was a perfect match. Note: Other figures in line do not depict specific people.