Woman Gave Heart to Help a Stranger in Transplant Case
Virginia White who donated her heart to steelworker Mike Kasperak after a brain hemorrhage died days after her 22nd wedding anniversary. Kasperak and wife Ferne urged consent at Stanford Medical Center as Dr. Shumway explained the transplant option. White, of Santa Clara, spoke of giving another life and left behind two children Judy and Ricky.
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Santa Clara
Rickey
Judy AP Wirenhote
Stanford
Virginiia. White
Kasperak
Ferne
Stanford Medical Center
White
Valley Rd
Judy
Ricky
Stanford Medical School
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Kasperaks
Doctors Heart Transplants Spark Death Mistrust in USSR
In a Komsomolskaya Pravda introduction to an interview with Dr. Christiaan Barnard, concerns arise that rich patients could drive a black market for organs. The piece warned of murder by doctors to supply hearts and other organs and cited fears of societal harm and racist use.
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Moscow
UPI
Christizen Barnard
Geinrich Borovic
New York
Dit‘ Corporation Wich
Barnard
Torovic
Palo Alto
Calié
Borovic
Siamese Twins Progress After Rare Head Separation
In Johannesburg, South Africa, Catherine and Shirley O'Hare, Siamese twins separated at the head, received their first feeds of glucose water and enjoyed a reasonably comfortable night. The bulletin noted post operative problems but said they were overcome while the girls slept on and off in the 24 hours since surgery.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPD
Tina
Bulletin
Catherine
Shirley O'Hare
O'Hare
South African Heart Transplant Patient Reunites With Wife
CAPE TOWN AP Dr Philip Blaiberg in very satisfactory condition with his transplanted heart saw his wife on Sunday for the first time since his operation and spoke five minutes through a glass door. Eileen Blaiberg said he looked wonderful and joked constantly, while she described the sterilization steps she followed before entering the operating room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Eileen Blalberg
Louis Washkansky
Blaiberg
Heart transplant patients face long hospital wait
Fear flows through the glass door as Washkansky dies after 18 days with a transplanted heart and Mrs Eichberg plans daily glass-door visits. Doctors guard against infection transmission while Blaiberg hopes to see her husband soon. Groote Schuur Hospital reports the 58 year old retiree remains in very satisfactory condition with a clear voice.
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Washkansky
Grohte Schuur Hospital
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