When I was in the hospital for my transplant I was in there w another guy awaiting his second one. He was the same age as me. The first transplant he had lasted about 8 years and began failing him. I forget the exact situation w the heart, but he knew it was defective to an extent when he got it. Sometimes patients are faced w tough choices of accepting a defective (but still capable) heart from someone w a serious disease, or die waiting for the next match. I guess this was him 8 years prior. Anyways, he got his heart a couple weeks before me. We rehabbed together. I wonder how he’s doing now w his third heart.