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Claudia is from Río Gallegos and is waiting for a heart in Buenos Aires

Claudia Argiropulos He is 47 years old and suffers from dilated cardiomyopathy. It is Rio gallegosbut is currently in Buenos Aires, admitted to the Italian hospital waiting for a heart transplant. Her vital organ was affected by the disease and her family started a campaign through social networks to raise awareness about the importance of donating organs.
“We need help to make people aware that organ donation saves lives. The support of all of you will help us find the heart that we long for. Clau needs us, she has a family and friends who are waiting for her “, they wrote through the social networks.

Dilated cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle, which usually begins in the main pumping chamber of the heart (left ventricle). The ventricle is stretched and narrowed (dilated), so it can’t pump blood in the same way a healthy heart can.

Justin Law

The bill is known as “Justina Law” in tribute to Justina Lo Cane, the 12-year-old girl who died on November 22, 2017 while waiting for a heart. On July 26, 2018, her name became justice for thousands of people who can now receive a donation. Law 27,447, regulated this January, provides that “every person over 18 years of age” is an organ or tissue donor unless expressly stated otherwise.

Thus, people who decide not to donate their organs, be registered in a registry of non-donors.

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