Doctor Courage: Patient who endured heart, liver, kidney and lung transplants qualifies as a medicAnd what is she doing with her life these days? She just became an Md:
She could easily be forgiven for never wanting to see the inside of a hospital again.
In a young life blighted by serious illnesses, Allison John has unwillingly made medical history by becoming the first person in Britain to have all her major organs transplanted.
She received a new liver, kidney, heart and lungs in a series of difficult operations spanning 12 years to tackle the major health problems that at one stage left her just three days from death.
Ever since she was a schoolgirl she had wanted to be a doctor - and now she has finally fulfilled the dream after graduating from medical college.Just. Wow. Posted by DaveH at August 2, 2010 6:58 PM
The 32-year-old, who took 14 years to complete her studies and who will soon begin work on the wards, said yesterday: 'I never thought this day would finally come. It's such a huge milestone for me.
'My life has been a bit of a rollercoaster and it's taken me a long time to get here but I got here in the end.
'After all that I've been through, I think I can use the experiences I've had with both good and bad doctors to help others.'
I couldn't help but notice the reference to "bad doctors" in the last sentence, in light of British socialized medicine....
Posted by: geran at August 3, 2010 6:16 AM