A Coquitlam man says he needs to raise $60,000 to cover medical expenses when he returns to B.C. following a historic double-hand transplant in Ontario.
Rick Thompson said depending on the availability of a donor, the 14 to 24-hour operation could take place by the end of the summer. It will make him the first double hand transplant recipient in the country.
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Through doctors at St. Paul’s Hospital in downtown Vancouver, he contacted a team at St. Joseph’s Health Care and University Hospital. In October, 2018, he went to meet them and was chosen as a double-hand candidate after medical and psychological testing.
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