Dick Cheney Gets New Heart

XD-GEM · Mar 25, 2012

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/25/us-usa-cheney-idUSBRE82N0FK20120325

At 71, he might have once been considered too old for this.

There is no truth to the rumor that his new heart is more liberal.

my-rifle · Mar 25, 2012

He had a heart?

Mjolnir · Mar 25, 2012

my-rifle said:
He had a heart?

You beat me to it.

LOL!

Perhaps the first heart was a reptilian heart. Lets pray that he has a HUMAN heart this time.

Yrdawg · Mar 25, 2012

Hopefully it came in black ...like the old one

Cheny is wayyyyy up on my list of wuts rong...Promise u if Dick hadn't agred to babysit the Shrub it would have been another POTUS

swamper · Mar 25, 2012

Mjolnir said:
You beat me to it.

LOL!

Perhaps the first heart was a reptilian heart. Lets pray that he has a HUMAN heart this time.

David Icke?

IfItFliesItDies · Mar 25, 2012

At 71, he might have once been considered too old for this.

He still is. I'd sure like to know who he paid off to get a new heart at 71.

my-rifle · Mar 25, 2012

I'd love to know how he came by the heart.

jimdana1942 · Mar 25, 2012

I hope he's doing okay. If it was me in that situation I would hope I was doing okay.

What does age have to do with anything?

my-rifle · Mar 25, 2012

jimdana1942 said:
I hope he's doing okay. If it was me in that situation I would hope I was doing okay.

What does age have to do with anything?

It's a very important factor in determining the suitability of a candidate to receiver a heart. If you have a 20 year old and a 70 year old and one heart the 20 year old gets it all other things being equal. And there's a shitload of 20 year olds waiting for the heart Dick Chaney got.

NOLASHOOTER · Mar 25, 2012

I think even a pig heart would have been a slap in the face to all pigs. That man is an evil bastard. The only thing he deserves is a handful of coal shoved in his chest. Many fine young men have died because of that man.

BUSTER48 · Mar 25, 2012

My question is how did he make it to the top of the transplant list. My guess is that there several factors that establish where a potential recipient winds up on a transplant waiting list. Let’s be realistic here, the guy is 71, how much life does he have left? Yes, that sounds cold but I’m willing to bet that age is one of the factors involved. I’m guessing that the survival rate for such a major surgery the older you are is less than 50/50. I’m certain that there are quite a few children on that same waiting list whose odds of survival are much greater than 50/50 because of their age. My point here is that if this were 71 year old Joe Schmoe, would Joe Schmoe move to the head of the list? Is it all about money? Just asking questions here.

Cat · Mar 25, 2012

BUSTER48 said:
My question is how did he make it to the top of the transplant list. My guess is that there several factors that establish where a potential recipient winds up on a transplant waiting list. Let’s be realistic here, the guy is 71, how much life does he have left? Yes, that sounds cold but I’m willing to bet that age is one of the factors involved. I’m guessing that the survival rate for such a major surgery the older you are is less than 50/50. I’m certain that there are quite a few children on that same waiting list whose odds of survival are much greater than 50/50 because of their age. My point here is that if this were 71 year old Joe Schmoe, would Joe Schmoe move to the head of the list? Is it all about money? Just asking questions here.

He wasn't "at the top". He spent 20 months on the list. So money isn't necessarily at the heart, and FWIW money won't buy your match. That's luck of the draw.

Do I agree with a 71 year old getting a heart? Maybe. Take, oh.... Take LSP for example. He's 60, not too far from 70 and in good health. As far as I know, never suffering a heart attack and his parents are still alive. All indications point to him having a few more years on this earth. Considering the first guy that I had an honest to god crush on died before 40 after two separate kidney transplants, the odds are in LSP's favor. No reason he wouldn't have an equal chance compared to younger patients. Transplants are hard, no matter who you are.

However.... Cheney has had multiple heart attacks and heart surgeries since his thirties. To me, it doesn't make sense. He wasn't a good candidate from the very basic get-go. Doesn't matter who he is. So was money involved? No. Influence? Quite possibly. But at the end of the day it was still his luck of the draw that he matched the heart. If there was nobody else on the entire organ transplant list that matched this very specific donor, sure. Give it to someone who wouldn't have received it otherwise. But the thought of many younger, more fit recipients being passed over because of his influence... Well, I hope not.

Russo · Mar 25, 2012

if he can pay for it, who cares? i dont think he was a good VP, but where does that come into play?

my-rifle · Mar 25, 2012

Russo said:
if he can pay for it, who cares? i dont think he was a good VP, but where does that come into play?

You can't buy an organ. You have to be able to pay for the surgery, but it's illegal to pay for an organ. At least not in the U.S.

Mr.Squatch · Mar 25, 2012

I lost the love of my life to the national donor program, now her twin sister is also waiting for a heart. Seeing this bastard get one because he's a rich politician makes me want to vomit.

g

Russo · Mar 25, 2012

my-rifle said:
You can't buy an organ. You have to be able to pay for the surgery, but it's illegal to pay for an organ. At least not in the U.S.

That's what I meant.. if he can afford it, what do I care?

Yrdawg · Mar 26, 2012

NOLASHOOTER said:
I think even a pig heart would have been a slap in the face to all pigs. That man is an evil bastard. The only thing he deserves is a handful of coal shoved in his chest. Many fine young men have died because of that man.

LIKE

tim9lives · Mar 26, 2012

Dr Evil never had a heart.
I think its propaganda by Dr Evil.....he's probably trying to re-write his personal history and knew he had to start with the heart.

jdessell · Mar 26, 2012

Yrdawg said:
LIKE

+1,000

Moondew · Mar 26, 2012

Give him a heart....?

Maybe if some folks here (in another thread need one also)....

Dick Cheney Gets New Heart

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