Two Days Prior To The Herrick Operation

I Had Worked On Dogs For A Couple Of Years Developing A Renal Transplant Operation. We Had Dogs Running Around With Kidneys We Had Transplanted Back Into Themselves.

With Charles Woods, It Was The First Time I Had Ever Seen Tissue From A Dead Person Used To Save A Human Life. It Piqued My Curiosity.

The Friend That I Based Heffer On Was Adopted, And It All Played Into His Total Personality.

Removal Of An Organ Is Difficult And Dangerous. There Have Been Several Deaths Of Healthy Donors. I Think Myself, I Would Be Hesitant To Participate As A Liver Donor. It's A Very Tricky Operation.

Post-operatively The Transplanted Kidney Functioned Immediately With A Dramatic Improvement In The Patient's Renal And Cardiopulmonary Status.