Pretty saddening news

[JerseyCityHawk]

Wow- at such a young age … I am hoping he fully recovers from this

Missouri OL Johnnie 'DJ' Jones hospitalized, needs heart | theScore

Missouri freshman offensive tackle Johnnie “DJ” Jones needs a heart transplant and is hospitalized at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, coach Eli …

thescore.com

 

[RuggieC]

Wow- at such a young age … I am hoping he fully recovers from this

Missouri OL Johnnie 'DJ' Jones hospitalized, needs heart | theScore

Missouri freshman offensive tackle Johnnie “DJ” Jones needs a heart transplant and is hospitalized at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, coach Eli …

thescore.com

Prayers for the young man.

 

[eyesofhawk]

 

[uihawk82]

Prayers for the young man.

That is terrible for any young person

 

[Jonesy5960]

Lost my twin brother to heart failure and then stroke at age 20. Encourage friends and family to be organ donors. Everyone has a chance to save a life but regrettably too many fail to simply sign up.

 

[KuwaitHawk]

Wow! Hope he has a successful recovery and gets a good education because looks like his football career is over.

 

[oldxbbc]

Prayers. Terrible situation.

 

[HawksRule25]

 

[WeBeHerkin]

At least he knows and didn't just drop dead from it before finding out

 

[JerseyCityHawk]

Wow! Hope he has a successful recovery and gets a good education because looks like his football career is over.

Agree and would definitely choose life over a sport .. has to be the farthest thing on his mind … hopefully he recovers quickly and fully

 

[hawkeyebob1962]

Wow- at such a young age … I am hoping he fully recovers from this

Missouri OL Johnnie 'DJ' Jones hospitalized, needs heart | theScore

Missouri freshman offensive tackle Johnnie “DJ” Jones needs a heart transplant and is hospitalized at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, coach Eli …

thescore.com

Yeah, tough thing for a family and team to go through. Prayers for quick match and recovery.

 

[HawksRule25]

 

[Iron Doc]

Missouri's Johnnie 'DJ' Jones receives heart transplant - ESPN


Praise Jesus!

 

[Amahawk]

Wow- at such a young age … I am hoping he fully recovers from this

Missouri OL Johnnie 'DJ' Jones hospitalized, needs heart | theScore

Missouri freshman offensive tackle Johnnie “DJ” Jones needs a heart transplant and is hospitalized at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, coach Eli …

thescore.com

I hope that he gets fixed.

 

[Anon1750875978]

How could anyone jump to the top of the transplant list so fast?

 

[Jonesy5960]

At least he knows and didn't just drop dead from it before finding out

That pretty much describes what happened to my brother. He wasn't feeling good for a little while. Assumed it was a bug like any 20 year old. The delay in treatment probably killed him. Lots of seemingly healthy young people have dropped dead on a field.

Like me, this guy got a heart. God bless him.

 

[Jonesy5960]

How could anyone jump to the top of the transplant list so fast?

Could have been publicity playing a part? Normally it's purely a function of need, location, and tissue match.

 

[Anon1750875978]

Could have been publicity playing a part? Normally it's purely a function of need, location, and tissue match.

Who makes that decision?

 

[MeetTheFerentzes]

How could anyone jump to the top of the transplant list so fast?

Could have been publicity playing a part? Normally it's purely a function of need, location, and tissue match.

Good questions. Going from learning you need a heart transplant to having surgery in only 3 days? That can sometimes be a multi-year process (if you survive that long).

 

[Jonesy5960]

Good questions. Going from learning you need a heart transplant to having surgery in only 3 days? That can sometimes be a multi-year process (if you survive that long).

Need plays a big part. If you survived several years you weren't listed as 1 which is the top of the list. At 1 you're very near death and often on mechanical assistance to keep you alive. That was me. Sometimes it's simply luck. Someone dies, they're a match for you, and there isn't anyone above you that can take it.

 

[Jonesy5960]

Who makes that decision?

There's actually a national registry that all donor hearts are supposed to run through for match, location, and need. Ultimately at a local level a decision is made, typically by the heart failure / transplant team of whatever medical institution you are listed at.