Change of heart: Hospital agrees to give 15-year-old a heart | www.ajc.com: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Anthony Stokes will get a chance at a new heart.
According to Stokes’ family, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston reversed course this afternoon and has agreed to add the 15-year-old to its donor list. The decision comes days after the hospital officials sent the family a letter saying Anthony would not be a good candidate for transplant because he had a “history of non-compliance.”
“We met with hospital officials about 30 minutes ago,” family spokesman Mark Bell said this afternoon. “After reviewing the situation, they said Anthony would be placed on the list for a heart transplant and that he would be first in line, due to his weakened heart condition.”
Bell said hospital officials did not offer a reason as to why they changed their minds.
