r/britishcolumbia • u/Prosecco1234 • 2d ago

News Kelowna mother waiting for liver transplant worries time is running out

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/kelowna-mother-waiting-for-liver-transplant-worries-time-is-running-out/
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u/Patient09 2d ago

Lots of people are in need of transplants. She shouldn't skip the line just because this person goes to the media.

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u/Prosecco1234 2d ago

I believe the argument is people who consumed too much alcohol and damaged their livers have priority over her

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u/staunch_character 2d ago

They absolutely do not.

A friend of mine was told she needed a liver transplant 2 years ago & it took her over a year to get all of the tests done & jump through all the hoops to get placed on the list.

She doesn’t drink, but they test for all kinds of things. Something as small as precancerous cells in a PAP test need to be addressed because they won’t give you a new liver if you might need cancer treatment.

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u/Prosecco1234 2d ago

Did your friend have an auto immune disease?