A sad passing....

[Earther]

The gentleman with the first pig kidney transplant has passed away.

theguardian.com/science/art...

In better news there has been a second pig kidney transplant!

theguardian.com/us-news/202...

[Bassetmommer]

What a hero! May he rest in peace knowing how many people his bravery will help.

[Transplant2018]

I also was very sad to hear he died. These early xenotransplants will only be on those with no other options, but I thought his problem was no vascular access so thought he might do well. I hadn't known he also had heart failure. But the process will continue.

[wonderingjen]

May he rest in peace 💗.

[horsie63]

He paved the way for others to follow so even though he lost the battle in the future others will do better.

[Ynnep]

God bless him!!

[MartyVA]

May he Rest In Peace. At this stage in xenotransplant, every step is a giant step and these people are our heroes.