A Total Overhaul
If she was a car, the engine, transmission, suspension, brakes, and wheels would have all been replaced. In the time span of nearly 12 years, Allison John has had all of her major organs transplanted. Due to a series of serious illnesses that at times had her mere days from death, she received a new liver, kidney, heart, and lungs. She is the first person in Britain to hold this amazing title. Frankly, it’s surprising that anyone anywhere else has done this, too.
Now, as if she hasn’t seen the inside of a hospital enough, she has completed her medical degree and will become a doctor. She says that her wealth of experience with both the procedures and the doctors involved will hopefully help her deal with patients of her own as she begins her new profession.
Her most recent and final procedure, the kidney transplant, almost didn’t happen because the doctors felt she was too weak for general anesthesia. However, the procedure occurred years into her medical study and, using her knowledge, was able to convince doctors to numb her using an epidural. The alternative was accepted, but it left her conscious throughout the entire procedure. To keep herself distracted, she listened to music on her iPod.
As far as her luck goes, Allison considers herself to be very lucky. It’s difficult to find just one matching organ donor, and she was able to find four. Now, having been through more than any one person should endure, Allison is looking forward to her career as a doctor and is getting married in the near future as well.
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