What is the point to the book? He has to pay his bills or something? I thought the American people paid for everything and gave him a retirement income. No? Is the federal national debt or the USA military receiving a trust fund from the sale of the book? No? Really? I thought for sure the former Veep would be wrought with worry about The Sequester. No stipend to the military to fill in the void by paying voluntary taxes. No, surprise there. I would not expect a man willing to go to war to end the possibility of a lawsuit after cooking the books at Halliburton to actually see past his own lack of longevity and desire for wealth.
Graphic descriptions in the book as released to the media is due to the fact his heart was abused for decades before he became scared he was going to die.The fact he was spitting up blood is because the lung tissue was overwhelmed with fluid as it (the body fluid) tore up the tissue. In the picture to the right, the large heart is the diseased heart. Yes, those are human hearts.The bridge to death is felt by most all transplant patients. Many cardiomyopathy patients have not abused their heart and were born with problems. They have strong family histories of heart disease.
There are also virus that can cause cardiomyopathy. The heart transplant was not discovered in the USA, it was Christiaan Neethling Barnard, a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant. He died at the age of 81 on September 2, 2001, in Paphos, Cyprus.
There are many stories of successful heart transplant. I doubt anyone needs to advocate for furthering the SCIENCE behind longevity. There are highly moral reasons to seek such achievements and NOW the people who sat on the sidelines unable to afford a heart transplant can actually get one due to The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act without being thrown off their insurance policy. I'll be darn. The nation can thank the Democrats for actually caring about their well being and furthering their safe health care.
The chart to the left shows a fairly STATIC number of transplants over the past years since about 2004. The reason it is static is not quite clear yet. It could be due to lack of insurance, lack of donors or simply a STATISTICAL reality of a society. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will no doubt facilitate more transplants for people unable to get them before, but, the fact of the matter is the number of transplants of any organ is fairly predictable. It is primarily STATISTICALLY static. The idea new patients to the health care system will cause huge increase is costs is not accurate. Not every person in the country will need a transplant of organs. The number of patients might increase initially, but, it will become static.
There is every reason to believe as the nation attends to their health issues earlier and become healthier there will actually be a fall in the number of patients at these extremes. There are many reasons, including those Americans waiting for health care, for The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to go forward. The idea the law will be delayed one year or more or repealed is a human rights abuse.I hope all the proceeds from the former Veep's book is well used.
The Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation (CCF) (click here) is a national, non-profit organization focused on pediatric cardiomyopathy, a chronic disease of the heart muscle. CCF is dedicated to accelerating the search for cures while improving diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life for children affected by cardiomyopathy....
