Alaska Father Of 7 Misses Opportunity For Heart Transplant Due To Canceled Flight
perezhilton.comA father of seven literally missed out on the opportunity of a lifetime after a canceled flight prevented him from receiving a heart transplant.
Alaska’s Patrick Holland has been battling congestive heart failure — a VERY serious medical condition which occurs “when the heart muscle doesn’t pump blood as well as it should.
When this happens, blood often backs up and fluid can build up in the lungs, causing shortness of breath,” according to the Mayo Clinic. Related: Rapper Theophilus London Reported Missing FIVE Months After Last Contact It should come as no surprise that when the 56-year-old received a call from the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, Washington last Thursday, informing him he was next on the list to receive a life-saving heart transplant, a rush of emotions took over.
He explained to King 5: He continued: However, there was a catch: Patrick had to get from Anchorage to Seattle — 1,500 air miles — in EIGHT hours.
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