[Jedi Marksman]

Hopefully she will come through this. . .

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/GoodM ... 30220.html

well, I don't pray, but those who do, please put in a good word on my behalf

[Bazooka_Joe]

Man me too, it's really upsetting to think what that girl has to go through, you know?

OK, quick question; does the donar of the heart have to be alive? I mean, dosen't the heart still have to be in working order to be used? Or can they actually use a deceased persons heart? Because if the 1st heart was taken from a living person, don't you think that donar is pissed now that he/she is dead because of a compatibility mistake?

i would assume heart donors come from people who died of non-heart related instances. if the heart didn't fail, there's no reason it can't keep working in a living person.

[quote="Bazooka_Joe":ce13b]Man me too, it's really upsetting to think what that girl has to go through, you know?

OK, quick question; does the donar of the heart have to be alive? I mean, dosen't the heart still have to be in working order to be used? Or can they actually use a deceased persons heart? Because if the 1st heart was taken from a living person, don't you think that donar is pissed now that he/she is dead because of a compatibility mistake?[/quote:ce13b]

they take vital organs from people who basically had their brain destroyed in a car wreck or whatnot. The little part of the back of teh brain still works and can keep the heart working, but the person is not really alive because the rest of their brain is kaputt

i would assume heart donors come from people who died of non-heart related instances. if the heart didn't fail, there's no reason it can't keep working in a living person.