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Aug 22, 1994 · He endured two liver transplants for the chance at life, but 15-year-old Benito Agrelo found the anti-rejection drugs made him so sick that the battle just wasn’t worth it.
Aug 5, 1994 · Two months after winning the right to stop taking medication needed to live with his transplanted liver, Benny Agrelo remains firm in his decision to quit taking the drugs.
Aug 22, 1994 · In October 1993, after his second liver transplant in June 1992, the teen-ager, Benito Agrela, stopped taking FK506, a toxic drug that suppresses the immune system to avert rejection of a...
Aug 20, 1994 · TEEN WHO BATTLED AGENCY DIES. Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Aug 20, 1994 Updated Jan 26, 2015. All Benito ``Benny' Agrelo ever wanted was to stop feeling sick. So when doctors tried to force the...
This is the story of Benny Agrelo, a terminally ill 15-year-old who fought to live the remainder of his life on his own terms. Watch Someone Had to Be Benny: Lifestories: Families in Crisis Special online at HBO.com. Stream on any device any time. Explore cast information, synopsis and more.
Aug 21, 1994 · All Benito “Benny” Agrelo ever wanted was to stop feeling sick. So when doctors tried to force the 15-year-old liver transplant patient to take medicine intended to prolong his life, Benny went...
Oct 7, 2005 · A teenage transplant patient who went to court so he would not have to take anti-rejection drugs died Saturday at his home.
