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Brain where before it seemed broken. >> and while scientists are still at the early stages of knowing if this is actually happening, i can tell you it was remarkable to see her progress. in the three months since we first met her, we saw a change. she was now talking more. >> say puppy. >> yeah! >> shes horseback riding. >> good girl. >> she even rides a bike on her own. and a special strain made for charlotte is now named for her. its charlottes web. >> it is charlottes plant. >> its charlottes...

Medical community? this morning now that the surgery looks to have gone well, do you think we can see these age restrictions lifted permanently? >> reporter: i think its a possibility in all honesty. on monday as you know there was this huge meeting that took place with united net work for organ sharing, this is the organization that helps maintain and oversees the wait list for organ donations and during this call-in meeting i was listening in, there was a lot of discussion about this issue, em...

Unimaginably awful here." our thoughts and prayers with sarah and her family. this all comes ahead of tomorrows emergency meeting of the group that sets national rules for lung transplants. members could change the policy that puts kids at the very end of the wait list for adult organs no matter how sick they are. earlier this week the two children were allowed equal access. the rulings -- take a listen to this. >> the worst of all in my mind is we have some individual pick and choose who lives ...

Questioning the ethics and whether the right moral decisions are here. >> thats right. its unprecedented for a judge to weigh in on policy for v individuals on the transplant wait list. its a deliberately developed set of rules to allocate a scarce resource to the benefit of most people possible and this short circuits the usual decision making there with the court making in. >> i believe there was somewhere around 222 people on the wait list there. several of them children who were younger than...

Fairly healthy six months ago because the severity of her illness doesnt matter. >> for three months, she has waited at childrens hospital of philadelphia for a young transplant. the ethical question are strict guidelines standi ining in the of sarah and other children from getting a chance at life. >> they have to remember the statistic of the couple of other hundred people on the wait list who are adults are parents of children, husbands, wives. >> and online petition urging the dwovt to chang...

>> well, its a tough situation for sebelius. arguably its a tougher situation for children like sarah and for that matter adults who are waiting for a lung transplant or any sort of transplant. but lets get back to, first, what happened just a few hours ago. it was just posed to be a budget hearing that sebelius was. but she faced very tough questions about whether or not the department guidelines are standing in the way of this little girl getting the medical care that she needs and needs despe...

Right now, were still trying to recover from the last storm so we havent even had a chance yet. luckily, several of our neighbors in our new neighborhood have storm shelters and they welcomed us with open arms. >> thats nice. lets hope you have a respite here so you can build your shelter as you move into your new home. thanks for coming again and sharing your personal story. >> caller: thank you. >> thanks, ladonna. and we want to look at this footage. the driver of this white suv driving thr...

>> its driven to us speak out. >> the parents say doctors are working with medical centers in the area that might be able to make an exception. we reached out to the hospital where the girl has been since february. so far we have not received any type of statement. we have a approximating physician and anesthesiologist. triage is the sickest first, and if she is the sickest, who cares how old she is? >> unfortunately we have a system that has failed to keep up with technology and common sense. a...

Start by telling me a bit of your story. how did it happen for you? >> well, basically we became homeless, because my son kept getting sick. he started having seizures at a very young age. they ran his blood and they found out he had lead poisoning. we fought back and forth tooth and nail with the landlord to try to get them to fix things as most homes if philadelphia, they do can be patch jobs, and then a month later it falls again. me and my us husband had a bit of savings. we decided to, you ...

Dumped in a government. by the way, hang on. nixon. hang on . no, we are not. it would cost trillion. let me finish, mark i beg your pardon. >> it was enacted in britain and can dampt they have fewer mri machines and the wait list are long. >> morgan, when we look for a solution that really works, what we think of is putting the individual back in charge . when an individual is in charge of the cost and care that he or she is receiving, arent they more responsible? whatever plan we work for isnt...