This November 2005 photo released by Massachusetts General Hospital shows John A. Scripter (left) and Dr. G. William Dec marking the 20th anniversary of Scripter's heart transplant.
(Associated Press)
For transplant pioneer, a bounty of family life
This November 2005 photo released by Massachusetts General Hospital shows John A. Scripter (left) and Dr. G. William Dec marking the 20th anniversary of Scripter's heart transplant.
(Associated Press)
John A. Scripter's heart was failing. Without a transplant, he had six months left to live, doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital warned. With a transplant, he had a chance to live five years. (Full article: 836 words)
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