![For a dying man it is not a difficult decision [to agree to become the world's first heart transplant] ... because he knows he is at the end. If a lion chases you to the bank of a river filled with crocodiles, you will leap into the water convinced you have a chance to swim to the other side. But you would not accept such odds if there were no lion.](/assets/img/quote-photos/for-a-dying-man-it-is-not-a-difficult-decision-to-agree-to-become-the-worlds-fi.jpg)
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