A big obstacle that many patients in Texas face in securing an organ is the distance between their community and where the organs come from.
“I’m blessed to still be here and talk to you about it. I am a two-time double-lung transplant recipient transplant in 2007 and again in 2010,Nate, who lives in Texas, had to uproot his life and move to another state just to improve the odds of getting an organ transplant.When I look back on this technology, I, you know, I’m fascinated by it. I’ve been reading about it for a couple of months, and that may have changed the whole trajectory of how I went through the process.
“We’re attempting to use drones for long-range and sustainable flights to support rural health care and to ultimately move to be able to deliver the gift of life to the patients that need it most,” said Ty Harmon, co-founder of the consortium.