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GEORGE BEST- at his worst<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Combing my piqued interest in ethical values from the lectures and my love for sports, upon learning about ‘organ harvesting’ and the Alder Hey case study, which looked at the use of organs in consensual ways, my mind instantly went to the case study of George Best. A world renound football player who wasted his donated liver on an alcohol addition he struggled with for over 40 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The three images display George Best throughout his life<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Back to basics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Organ transplantation is no light conversation- especially when it comes to who is ‘deserving’. The NHS have a highly strategised offering system and the average wait time for a liver in the UK is 3-4 months<\/a>. Which is exceptional considering the average person can live with liver cirrhosis for an average of 12 years<\/a>. More information on the causes of liver cirrhosis can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the NHS, there is no requirement to stop drinking before a liver transplant- even if the liver failure is alcohol induced. This to me, is absurd. The NHS should aim to fix the problem at its origin- not waste valuable resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How would you feel, knowing that your loved ones liver went to someone who drank themselves back into the situation that brought them to the operating table in the first place?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More on George<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

George Best was one the first of his kind- the first true football ‘superstar’ in the 1960’s. However, by the 70’s the first glimpses of the alcoholism that would consume him for the rest of his life. By 2000, George Best had been diagnosed with severe alcohol induced liver damage. In 2002, Best received a new liver at public expenses (on the NHS), which received huge controversy. Less than a year later, Best was spotted openly drinking. Three years later he started drinking again and died soon after. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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