Richard "Rick" Slayman: Man Who Received First Pig Kidney Transplant Dies
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Richard "Rick" Slayman: Man who received first pig kidney transplant dies, his death came just two weeks after his surgery. latest news on townflex

Richard “Rick” Slayman: Man who received first pig kidney transplant dies, his death came just two weeks after his surgery. latest news on townflex

  • roguetrick@kbin.social
    1023·
    7 months ago

    Suffering from end-stage kidney disease, Richard underwent the groundbreaking procedure in March, only to depart from this world merely two months post-surgery.

    The news of his demise was confirmed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the medical facility behind the historic transplant, on Saturday.

    Either an AI wrote this or somebody needs to take the author’s fucking thesaurus. He has ceased to be. He’s shuffled off his mortal coil, run down the curtain, and joined the choir invisible. He is an Ex-pig kidney transplant recipient.

    • Stalinwolf@lemmy.caEnglish
      27·
      7 months ago

      Richard passed beyond the veil Tuesday morning. His brain was made into mince-meat. He poofed into a cloud of smoke and was carried away by a wayward zephyr, destined for the clearing at the end of the path.

      • remotelove@lemmy.caEnglish
        26·
        7 months ago

        Homie got ded. He’s ghosted, slid out his flesh jacket, closed the shop, and joined the unseen squad. Homie’s no longer rockin’ that pig kidney.