Robert L. (Bob)'s Posts

I am so proud of my husband, the father of 3 daughters, 2 son-laws; 6 grandchildren. I called UCLA last week for advise on their earlier message that "Bob was approved for the program but not listed on UNOS"' Tomorrow he completes the Resp. Therapy program. So where do we go from here? Their answer is that Bob, who can barely breath must lose 30 lbs. He has already lost 33 lbs; his BMI must be 30. No exceptions. He is on 4ltr of Oxygen at rest and has 29% lung capacity. We understand that and I wanted to know if there would a time when his weight would not matter. The answer was no. UCLA states that there would be a 13 inch incision under his armpit. Infection would kill him. So I asked if we should contact Cedars Sinai or the Cleveland Clinic and their opinion was that they would probably say the same thing. I tried to explain that this is not our first rodeo and Bob is really strong, as we all know. So today Bob decided that he is going to try and lose the weight. Check out the picture with our caregiver. Bob is fighting for his life. Thank you for all your prayers. I hope they will work.