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UPDATE
ORIGINAL POST This shouldn't surprise me, but it does. America in general sinks to a new low each and everyday, but some things still surprise me. So, a child in Georgia is being denied a kidney transplant from his father, who's been deemed a perfect match, simply because his father has a criminal record.....Yeah you read that right. 2 year old A.J. Burgess was born a month early and without a working kidney and now he could potentially die all because he has to pay for the sins of his father. His father, Anthony Dickerson was arrested in December of last year for violating his parole on weapons charges, then he was released 6 weeks later, however he was arrested again in September of this year for violating his probation again for possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies as well as for fleeing or attempting to elude an officer. The surgery was scheduled for October 3rd of this year @ Emory University Hospital and the hospital sent a letter to Gwinnett County Jail's solicitor officer asking if Dickerson could be escorted to the hospital for blood work and a pre-operation appointment. Dickerson was released from prison the day prior to the surgery and then received a letter from the hospital stating that the surgery was canceled. The letter also states, "The Living Donor Transplant Team at Emory has asked Mr. Dickerson for evidence of compliance from his parole officer for the next 3 months. We will re-evaluate Mr. Dickerson in January 2018 after receipt of this completed documentation." Since the story has gone public, instead of waiting until January, a decision regarding the situation is expected tomorrow. Brief thought: I think this whole thing is bullshit. We all make mistakes, some big, some small, but regardless, we all make mistakes and unfortunately sometimes other people have to pay for our mistakes. However, this is life or death for a little boy who hasn't done a thing to anybody. So, we're going to let a little boy potentially die all because his father made mistake after mistake? What the hell does that have to do with A.J.? Granted the father needs to get his ish together, but that doesn't mean the child should have to suffer because of it!
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