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| May 30, 2013: Sarah Murnaghan, left, lies in her hospital bed next to adopted sister Ella on the 100th day of her stay in Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. (AP) |
Sarah Murnaghan, the 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl whose efforts to
qualify for an organ donation led to a national debate over organ donor
rules, is reportedly awake.
A family spokesman told Fox43.com on Friday that Sarah, who underwent
a lung transplant on June 12, is awake and remains on a ventilator.
Though she is unable to talk, Sarah is reportedly nodding her head in
response to questions. Doctors placed Sarah into a medically-induced
coma prior to the surgery, the station reported.
Janet Murnaghan, Sarah's mother, said on her Facebook page Wednesday
that her daughter had been moved from a heavy-duty breathing machine to a
traditional ventilator. She called that "a big step" toward being able
to wake Sarah from the heavy sedation she's been under since last week's
operation.
Sarah is from Newtown Square, just west of Philadelphia. She suffers
from severe cystic fibrosis Her health was fading when U.S. District
Judge Michael Baylson in Philadelphia ruled June 5 that Sarah and
11-year-old Javier Acosta of New York City should be eligible for adult
lungs.
The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network — the national
organization that manages organ transplants — added Sarah to the adult
waiting list after Baylson's ruling. Her transplant came just two days
before a hearing was scheduled on the family's request for a broader
injunction.
The network has said 31 children under age 11 are on the waiting list
for a lung transplant. Its executive committee held an emergency
meeting this week but resisted making emergency rule changes for
children under 12 who are waiting for lungs, instead creating a special
appeal and review system to hear such cases.
Sources :
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/22/pennsylvania-girl-reportedly-awake-after-lung-transplant/
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