‘I am worth it’: A new liver transplant rule gave California man a second chance

https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/liver-transplant-sober-alcohol-drinking-22403300.php?hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL2hlYWx0aC9hcnRpY2xlL2xpdmVyLXRyYW5zcGxhbnQtc29iZXItYWxjb2hvbC1kcmlua2luZy0yMjQwMzMwMC5waHA%3D&time=MTc4ODcwNjU1MTk4OA%3D%3D&rid=M2Y3MDg4NjktOGM1My00ZTUyLWEwNzUtNGNkOWNlYTA2ZGM2&sharecount=Nw%3D%3D

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/36552069

About 15 years ago, research out of France and Belgium showed that survival rates improved dramatically for people with severe alcohol-related liver disease when they were transplanted earlier than the standard six-month sobriety waiting period.

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