THE FIRST HEART TRANSPLANT
A controversial documentary called Hidden Heart flighted on TV, preempted the fallout of the world's first successful human heart transplant, perhaps an attempt to soften the blow of possible credibility theft. The question is why? Is there perhaps more to it than meets the eye? An elite team of medical professionals at Groote Schuur Hospital were all human heart transplant trained and on standby, waiting for the event of the century, in which to partake. Training was done, meaning similar procedures had already been done before albeit on animals (pigs and rats) and everyone involved, attained proficiency thereat, hence on standby -waiting off line.The operating theatre was also on standby since it was never before used for a heart transplant procedure, even the custom manufactured and tested but never used electronic heart and lung machine was on standby. Louis Washkansky a 55 year old dentist who already suffered three heart attacks was lying in hospital since November (a month early) waiting for the heart, promised to him by Chris, so he was also on standby.
Suddenly it all happened, a suitable candidate appeared out of nowhere. Denise Darvall was young and healthy, she had the correct blood type, she was the correct tissue type and according to Dr Chistiaan Barnard, she was brain dead from a car accident, yet her heart was pumping. Peculiar isn't it? Declared dead with heart activity. The team allegedly even got Duvall's and her father's consent, both agreeing to the transplant, even though neither was consulted about a transplant prior to the accident. Be that as it may, the entire team eagerly waited for her heart to stop beating and within 12 minutes they got the go ahead. Question is, did her heart stop on its own or was it medically induced?
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| Denise Anne Darvall and Louis Washansky |
Louis Washkansky eventually did get the controversial heart promised to him by Chris. Coincidental? Even more peculiar, Denise Darvall who met the necessary medical criteria with flying colours, just happened to get knocked in a motor vehicle accident and killed hardly a kilometer from Groote Schuur Hospital itself, were everything and everyone, you guessed it, were on standby. This just reeks of controversy -an elaborate plan made by someone for someone- worked out in detail, to the point of having Denise Anne strategically knocked down, as a means to and end. This raises the 5 million dollar question, Did one of the proudest moments in South African history just turn into one of our most shameful or is what follows in the next controversial blog even worse?
