Valery Spiridonov, a man from Russia courageously volunteers for the sake of medicine. Spiridonov is the man for the human head transplant.
30-year-old Valery Spiridonov from Russia is the first person who will undergo in one of the significant events in the history. After volunteering himself to be a subject for the experiment in Dr. Canavero's world's first human head transplant, Spiridonov said: "He understands the risks."
The Sun described Valery Spiridonov as a sufferer from Werdnig-Hoffman disease. It's a very rare form of disorder in the spinal muscular atrophy that made him live his whole life in a wheelchair. To make the world's first human head transplant a successful, Spiridonov courageously place himself in danger when he decided to volunteer for the first unbelievable surgery.
According to Medical News Today, Spiridinov's condition is caused by the loss of his motor neurons in the spinal cord that is connected to the brain region of his spinal cord. His condition made him unable to sit properly or even walk or stand straight.
Spiridonov volunteered for the human head transplant project for he wants to have the chance of enjoying a good body before he dies on his condition. "I can hardly control my body. I need help every day, every minute. I am now 30, and people with this condition rarely live more than 20," Spiridonov said.
Spiridonov was already informed of the procedure that will be conducted by the team for the human head transplant and prepares himself already. After the surgery, he will be induced in a coma for about three to four weeks, enough time for the doctors to stimulate his spinal cord and connect the nerves.
Valery Spiridonov said in an interview that, "If you want something to be done, you need to participate in it." Unfortunately, surgeons believe in the possibility that even though the first human head transplant succeed, the procedure could cause Spiridonov to go insane or even die.
