Pollard faced the same health condition as his late father, who waited in San Diego for a heart that never arrived
The unsettling memory from more than 30 dusty years ago, tucked away for so long, jarred Scot Pollard as if he was being struck by a lightning bolt from the past. A doctor was trying to explain how the complex medical tangle of genetics, a virus and a a big body led to the need for a heart transplant.
The anti-rejection drugs are just brutal. They decimate you're immune system and make you sick. 'There's a new diet. You can't eat anything not cooked well. I loved rare steaks, but I'll never have another one because the risk of bacteria is too great. You have to take meds every 12 hours on the dot or you risk rejection. 'Is it horrible? No. I'm alive. And I never want to seem like I'm complaining about that. It's just been a really big life adjustment.
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