article_snippet.sent: Anthony Stokes story made headlines after Anthony Stokes was initially refused a transplant because doctors said Anthony Stokes would not be compliant with the treatment .
article_snippet.sent: Anthony Stokes had been given just six to nine months to live but the hospital initially refused to put Anthony Stokes on the waiting list for a new organ because they thought Anthony Stokes would be 'non-compliant' with the treatment.
article_snippet.sent: Patients can be disqualified from getting a transplant if a hospital doubts Patients'll stick to the medication regimen after the operation.
article_snippet.sent: At the time, the hospital said that Stokes had failed to take Stokes medication in the past, so Stokes history of non-compliance meant Stokes was not put on the waiting list for a new organ.
highlights_snippet.sent: Anthony Stokes was initially denied the surgery because doctors said Anthony Stokes had previously failed to take medication so would be 'non-compliant' with the treatment .
  