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Heart Transplant – Dido

 

Dido expresses frustration about trying to find information about listing criteria.

Transcript

And I said ‘OK, well heart transplant?’ ‘No, you’re nowhere near being ready for a heart transplant.’ I don’t even know. I’ve tried to ask questions about if my health really goes south what has to happen for me to get on a transplant list. And no one will have that conversation with me.


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