Heart transplant success story

Hi There friends, I have decided to write this blog in the hopes of inspiring some people out there who has been affected by heart transplantation, had one themselves maybe or just knows how difficult the whole medical process is for both themselves and family.  I had a heart transplant at age 10 in Cape-Town, I am a healthy 26 year old which makes me the longest living surivor of the trials taking place during 1996. Some people take life for granted and do not value what they have, I would just like to tell everyone out there that living is not a sentence, it is a precious gift which should be used to enrich the lives of others.

A Little more about a heart transplant:

December 3, 1967

South African surgeon Dr. Christian Barnard made medical history at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town on December 3, 1967 by completing the first successful heart transplant. The patient – 59-year-old Louis Washkansky – received his new heart from a 25-year-old woman who died after being hit by a car. Unfortunately, Washkansky's immune system was weakened by the anti-rejection medication. He contracted pneumonia and died 18 days later

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01885/history%20of%20transplants.htm

There is the source above should you want to read up on it.  The last bit is quite scary, to think that after such an amazing operation and strenious procedure, your body rejects it and your immune system fails.  There has been numerous breakthroughs since then and I am also using anti supressing drugs.  I have to use Tacrolimus twice a day for the rest of my life.  It is compulsory to have a check up once every 6 months to make sure all the organs are functioning at optimal levels! Other than these technicalities I live a full and enjoyable lifestyle!