Kidney Patient Rejects Transplant to Stay Anti-Vax

[babylonsister]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/kidney-patient-chad-carswell-rejects-transplant-to-stay-anti-vax?ref=home

Kidney Patient Rejects Transplant to Stay Anti-Vax
‘NOT CHANGING MY MIND’
Published Jan. 30, 2022 11:47AM ET
WSOC

A North Carolina man who desperately needs a new kidney is rejecting a transplant because the coronavirus vaccine is required. “I was born free. I will die free,” double amputee Chad Carswell told WSOC. “I’m not changing my mind... I’ve had conversations with my family and everybody who is close to me and they know where I stand and there will not be a situation that occurs where I’ll change my mind on this topic.” The hospital, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, requires the vaccine for anyone on a transplant list because those patients would be vulnerable to severe disease or death if they were infected after the operation—which would mean a scarce organ could go to waste.

[Aristus]

1. Fine.

I expect they will be planting your free stupid ass in the ground before too long.

[Cobalt Violet]

2. He obviously won't do what's necessary to take care of it.

Will go against his medical teams advice. Good they won't waste it on someone like that. Give it to someone who wants to live and is willing to do what is necessary.

[Irish_Dem]

3. So many good hills to die on. Anti-vaccine is not one of them.

[keithbvadu2]

4. If he can't trust them about vaccines, how can he trust them to do a kidney transplant?

If he can't trust them about vaccines, how can he trust them to do a kidney transplant?

Let an ivermectin doctor do it.

[DFW]

5. You don't transplant a vital organ into someone about to commit suicide

The fact that he‘s choosing the slow version changes nothing.

[catrose]

6. Holy cow. Not the hill I'd die on, but will be his.

I’m in awe of the propaganda machine that created this attitude. Does he not know that everyone pushing antivax is vaccinated?

[Bettie]

7. Well, he obviously doesn't want a transplant then

because you need to follow the rules if you want one.

So, when he dies, no sympathy from me.

He made a choice and he will receive the consequences of his choice.

[MLAA]

8. Mom was 72 when I gave her a kidney.

She had another good 10 years after the transplant for a full life. After the transplant she had to be diligent on her diet and taking anti rejection drugs. She followed the Nephrologists’ directions to the letter. I’m guessing even if they waived the vaccine require this youngish dude wouldn’t take care of the gift of a new kidney and a new lease on life.

[Runningdawg]

9. No shortage of martyrs these days.

I wonder if life insurance will pay out if you die from organ failure when you had the chance to prevent it?

[Guilded Lilly]

10. His body, his choice.

[OneBro]

11. It was never his to reject.

They told him "no vaccination, no transplant." If I get on a list to buy a limited edition Ferrari, but I have no money or credit when the Ferrari is ready for delivery, there's nothing for me to reject.

[XanaDUer2]

12. Foolish nt

[NCjack]

13. What an idiot. If he took the vaccination, he would be freer.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. Let's Go Darwin

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