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Father miraculously recovers: Oquawka man believed to be brain dead, wakes to talk to daughters
The Hawk Eye ^ | 11/26/2010 | NICHOLAS BERGIN

Posted on 12/03/2010 1:45:40 AM PST by iowamark

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1 posted on 12/03/2010 1:45:48 AM PST by iowamark
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To: iowamark

Its indeed a miracle. To put it simply, God decided it was not yet his time. We should be thankful this grandfather got more years to spend on earth with his loved ones!


2 posted on 12/03/2010 1:48:55 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: iowamark

So, “tests revealed” that he was brain-dead, eh?

Mmm, I loves me the smell of a lawsuit in the mornng ....

Look, I am not a litigation-happy person. But I hope the family will sue, for the sole reason that it will make doctors a lot less quick to write people off if they know they may have to justify a million-dollar lawsuit to the hospital they’re working for. I saw this cavalier attitude with my mom’s death. Some docs (not all, but enough to cause trouble) have a little God complex and want to decide for you when your life is “not worth living.” You know what? That is not the doctor’s call to make. They should have that lesson reinforced.


3 posted on 12/03/2010 1:53:11 AM PST by Hetty_Fauxvert (March 2010: Congress shoved Obamacare down our throats. November 2010: We will shove it back!)
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To: iowamark

Under Obamacare, he would already be soylent green.


4 posted on 12/03/2010 1:53:14 AM PST by HospiceNurse
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To: goldstategop; Quix; Alamo-Girl

Amen!


5 posted on 12/03/2010 1:53:34 AM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (George Washington: [Government] is a dangerous servant and a terrible master.)
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To: iowamark; Salvation; trussell; Brad's Gramma; onyx; Lady Jag; trisham; Fiddlstix; GitmoSailor; ...

What a glorious miracle! Praise God!


6 posted on 12/03/2010 2:31:13 AM PST by bd476
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To: Pegita

There's a news story here about a glorious miracle. I think you will enjoy reading it if you haven't already heard about it.

Praise God!

7 posted on 12/03/2010 2:36:35 AM PST by bd476
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To: iowamark

Good thing he was 84 and did not have any harvestable organs, or he would have been toast. How many Quality Adjusted Life Years does this count for?


8 posted on 12/03/2010 3:15:21 AM PST by Haiku Guy (What we've got here is ... failure to communicate.)
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To: iowamark

Bookmark for times of doubt.


9 posted on 12/03/2010 3:16:01 AM PST by SoCal SoCon (Liberals whine. Conservatives act.)
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To: Hetty_Fauxvert
Look, I am not a litigation-happy person. But I hope the family will sue, for the sole reason...

That attitude adds 30-40% to every hospital bill in the nation as it is.

Sometimes miracles happen; so do accidents. Instead of contacting a lawyer, how about enjoying the few remaining weeks/months/years this man has?

I've witnessed many such 'miracles' through the years. I've seen some folks die for no apparent reason too. We are mere humans, the vast majority of us do the best we can. Sometimes we are doing God's work; sometimes we are interfering.

10 posted on 12/03/2010 3:35:09 AM PST by Islander7 (If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
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To: Hetty_Fauxvert
SUE, SUE,SUE, that is the answer for every liberal. Why do you think insurance premiums are so high. Don't worry, your hero Obama is going to take care of all that.
11 posted on 12/03/2010 3:46:46 AM PST by John D
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To: John D

True. I never knew a conservative to sue anybody.


12 posted on 12/03/2010 4:02:47 AM PST by BiggieLittle
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To: bd476
Thank you, bd ... what a joyful way to start the day :)

Job 12:10 ~ In His hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

From Psalm 100 ~ “For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.”

I join with you ... Praise God!

13 posted on 12/03/2010 4:17:32 AM PST by Pegita ('Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His word ...)
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To: iowamark

There’s an additional miracle here. He’s 84 and in a chair, yet they found someone willing to operate on him for an aortic aneurysm.


14 posted on 12/03/2010 4:37:38 AM PST by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (Looter guy, looter government.)
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To: John D
The organ transplant industry has apparently rigged the brain death criteria, so a suit here could serve the public interest.

In NY the organ transplanters recently contracted with 911 to swoop in and harvest accident victims before the families can get involved.

15 posted on 12/03/2010 4:39:45 AM PST by cmj328
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To: iowamark

God sometimes just has to show off, Baker told them.

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What? This is a wonderful story, but anyone who attributes God’s miracles to “showing off”, a less than admirable human frailty, has much to learn about the ways of the Lord.
What a stupid way to describe God’s work.


16 posted on 12/03/2010 4:46:47 AM PST by Bigg Red (Palin/Hunter 2012 -- Bolton their Secretary of State)
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To: Islander7

Sometimes we are doing God’s work; sometimes we are interfering.

^^
Well said!


17 posted on 12/03/2010 4:49:07 AM PST by Bigg Red (Palin/Hunter 2012 -- Bolton their Secretary of State)
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To: iowamark

A miracle or a bad call by a tired resident working a lot of overtime on Thanksgiving week.


18 posted on 12/03/2010 4:50:20 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Obama. Chauncey Gardiner without the homburg.)
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To: goldstategop

Probably the nurse on duty stopped the incessent sedation that the hosptials/hospices are providing to elderly.


19 posted on 12/03/2010 4:51:24 AM PST by Chickensoup (In the Leftist protected species hierarchy, Islamics trump Homosexuals trump Women trump Blacks)
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To: iowamark

Praise the Lord for his goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men!


20 posted on 12/03/2010 5:25:42 AM PST by Twinkie (Two wrongs don't make a right.)
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