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Jorie's family is only one of several in this country that continues to worry about raising funds for a child's liver transplant. The Wethingtons of Wauconda, Ill. have a 10-month-old son. Brett, who was born with biliary artresia, a condition which prevents his liver from functioning properly. Last July, in one of his weekly radio addresses, President Reagan asked the country to aid a Texas infant suffering from the same disease. Reagan hoped to locate a liver for young Ashley Bailey. But a lack of transplantable organs is only one of the problems that faces...
...Doctors have told me that Brett's operation could cost anywhere from $80-$150,000, without complications," Leslie Wethington says. "With complications," she adds, "the costs could go up to $300,000." Ed Wethington is a United States Postal Service letter carrier in Palatine, Illinois. Hill's husband works as a recording engineer in Chicago. "Of course I worry about the money," Leslie Wethington continues. "But I know that Brett's going to have this operation no matter what...
...National Institute of Health (NIH) deem a liver transplant an "experimental" rather than "therapeutic" operation. Those terms are akin to international classifications of trade status, like "friendly" or "most favored nation"--phrases whose superficial similarities camouflage their varied meanings. In this context, "experimental" offers little favor to children like Brett and Jorie, considered by their doctors especially good candidates for transplants. For neither private insurance companies--which generally quote federal standards to their clients--nor Meidcare or Medicaid will fund such operations...
...this instant, there are at least a dozen, and perhaps a couple more, active players with certifiable Hall of Fame credentials,* who will go in easily, almost automatically; not players just well on course like Kansas City's George Brett or San Diego's Steve Garvey; not players with evident Hall of Fame skills like Baltimore's Eddie Murray, Atlanta's Dale Murphy or Milwaukee's Robin Yount. But cinch Hall of Famers on temporary display outdoors: Cincinnati Catcher Johnny Bench, California Outfielder Reggie Jackson, California First Baseman Rod Carew, Philadelphia First Baseman Pete Rose...
...love it, but everyone has to work." Although Perry's figures are in splendid order (312 victories, 3,506 strikeouts), some spitballing he did in his memoirs a few years ago could delay his processing. Sportswriters are wicked moralists. When Perry was apprehended making off with Teammate George Brett's slippery bat recently at Yankee Stadium, Gaylord was not exactly hustling it to the Hall of Fame...