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EASTLAKE, Ohio — The household of a person whose kidney transplant was canceled over Cleveland Clinic’s vaccine mandate is popping to social media to discover a new donor.
Mike Ganim, 52, was identified with polycystic kidney illness when he was 27. He’s had ups and downs along with his well being over time, however in March 2020 it took a flip for the more severe. He developed a big blood clot that despatched him to the hospital. Medical doctors on the Cleveland Clinic advised the Ganims there was no time to waste–Ganim wanted a kidney transplant.
A household good friend matched and was able to donate her kidney to Ganim, however 5 days earlier than the operation Cleveland Clinic known as the Ganims to inform them that it was being placed on maintain as a result of the donor isn’t vaccinated for COVID-19, regardless that Ganim is.
On Tuesday, the surgical procedure was canceled all collectively.
The Ganims and the donor had been underneath the impression that the vaccine mandate wasn’t supposed to enter impact till Nov. 1, in order that they questioned why is the surgical procedure was canceled.
Cleveland Clinic mentioned it’s striving “to attenuate danger, and vaccination is a crucial part to make sure” security. If transplants are utilizing dwelling donors, the clinic mentioned the mandate is energetic now. The Nov. 1 deadline is for deceased donors.
With the surgical procedure canceled, Ganim is looking for a brand new donor and his daughter his turning to social media to inform his story. They even created a TikTok video to achieve potential donors.
“I am simply making an attempt to achieve whoever I can presumably, my high precedence is that something we’re doing reaches the proper particular person,” mentioned Ganim’s daughter Helaina. “My foremost objective is simply discovering my dad a kidney.”
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