An elderly patient needed a heart
transplant and discussed his options with his doctor.
The doctor said, "We have three
possible donors. Tell me which one you want to use. One is a young, healthy athlete who
died in an automobile accident. The second is a middle aged businessman who never drank or
smoked and who died in his private plane. The third is an attorney who just died after
practicing law for 30 years."
"I'll take the lawyer's heart."
said the patient.
After a successful transplant, the doctor
asked the patient why he had chosen the donor he did.
"It was easy," the patient
replied. "I wanted a heart that hadn't been used."