Fourteen-year-old Joshua Smith is at his baseball game, as he runs around the bases and heads for second, he grabs his chest and collapses. Joshua is quickly placed on a stretcher to the emergency room (ER). After a series of tests at the hospital, the doctor informs Joshua's father of Joshua's condition. “Joshua has an enlarged heart and will need a transplant to save his life,” says the doctor. There are no organs available, so Joshua's name is on the waiting list until further notice. Nearly four months later, an organ donor becomes available and Joshua is notified. There is a great chance that the organ will not be rejected if it is compatible. Once the suitable organ is found, the process, called the "Gift of Life", quickly begins. The doctor then tested it to verify the correspondence with the available organ. “Every movement is precisely coordinated because every minute the organ is outside the body, cells die” (Durett 41). If the organ is right for Joshua, there is a great chance that he will not be rejected. Based on the article "Organ Transplants", organ transplantation is the process of moving an organ from one body to another, due to organ failure or absence. In 1954, Dr. Murray performed the first successful kidney transplant between identical twins at Brigham and Women's Hospital. This later became the first organ transplant. “Joseph Murray relied on the knowledge that MHC molecules were variable among different people, particularly outside of family” (Spickler 2). Since the kidney transplant was a complete success, doctors tried other organs and tissues. Such as kidneys, liver, lungs, pancreas, intestines, eyes, etc. In which everyone succeeded. Every day, there is... half of the paper... Problems after an organ transplant. March 12, 2009. March 5, 2012. Dr. Eric Engels. Organ transplant recipients at increased risk of 32 types of cancer. November 2, 2011. March 6, 2012. Durret, Deanne. Organ transplants. San Diego: Lucent Books, 1993Rattue, Grace. Organ transplant recipients have an increased risk of certain types of cancer. 02 November 2011. 06 March 2012 Thomas G. Peter, MD, FACS. Transplant drugs: drugs that prevent rejection. November 2003. March 07, 2012Syed Ibrahim B. Organ Donation Issues. 6 September 1997. 8 March 2012 < http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_101_150/organ_donation_problems.htm>