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Terminally Ill Man Set to Undergo World’s First Head Transplant Says Doc Announcing Plans Soon
Lifenews.com ^ | 8/4/2016 | STEVEN ERTEL

Posted on 08/05/2016 6:39:04 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

In Russia, 30-year-old Valery Spiridonov will be flying to the United States to meet the doctor who plans to perform the world’s first head transplant on him. During the operation, Italian surgeon, Dr. Sergio Canavero, intends to completely remove Spiridonov’s head and reattached it to a healthy body.

Spiridonov suffers from a rare form of spinal muscular dystrophy called Werdnig-Hoffman disease.

Now, Spiridonov says Canavero will be announcing the plans soon:

Today, the 31-year-old is wheelchair reliant due to a muscle-wasting disease, announced his neurosurgeon would explain how the plan was progressing in September.

Mr Spiridonov says he is ready to put his trust in controversial surgeon Dr Sergio Canavero who claims he can cut off his head and attach it to a healthy body.

Neither the exact date or location have been chosen yet, but the world first procedure is aimed to take place in December 2017.

(Excerpt) Read more at lifenews.com ...


TOPICS: Religion; Science; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: headtransplant; medicalscience; worldsfirst
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1 posted on 08/05/2016 6:39:04 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
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Abby Normal


2 posted on 08/05/2016 6:39:57 AM PDT by Eddie01 (Democrats are the Liquidate America Party)
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Mr Spiridonov says he is ready to put his trust in controversial surgeon Dr Sergio Canavero who claims he can cut off his head and attach it to a healthy body.


3 posted on 08/05/2016 6:43:41 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte ("Come back David Dewhurst; all is forgiven!")
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What could go Wrong?


4 posted on 08/05/2016 6:43:44 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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5 posted on 08/05/2016 6:43:48 AM PDT by Donglalinger
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6 posted on 08/05/2016 6:44:28 AM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (Globalism = Terrorism)
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Hold muh beer and watch this...


7 posted on 08/05/2016 6:44:35 AM PDT by ecomcon
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8 posted on 08/05/2016 6:46:31 AM PDT by Donglalinger
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Where and how, exactly, do they plan to find an unused “healthy body”?


9 posted on 08/05/2016 6:46:47 AM PDT by NorthMountain (Hillary Clinton: corrupt unreliable negligent traitor)
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Could always use a Hillary supporter. They’re not using their head anyway.


10 posted on 08/05/2016 6:48:27 AM PDT by John Robinson (I am a twit @_John_Robinson)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

I could suggest a few people to be a donor.


11 posted on 08/05/2016 6:48:29 AM PDT by Leep (Cut the crap!)
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some text
12 posted on 08/05/2016 6:49:24 AM PDT by ecomcon
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ISIS can set them up


13 posted on 08/05/2016 6:50:13 AM PDT by ecomcon
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Could always use a Hillary supporter.

I believe the specification is healthy body. Between the nonstandard pharmaceuticals and the previously unheard-of forms of venereal disease, that community seems unlikely to produce a body to spec ...

14 posted on 08/05/2016 6:52:06 AM PDT by NorthMountain (Hillary Clinton: corrupt unreliable negligent traitor)
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"Can I be next?"


15 posted on 08/05/2016 6:52:15 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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I can say I watched that entire movie. when I was about 15, because it had a 2 headed guy riding a dirtbike. I really liked dirtbikes.


16 posted on 08/05/2016 6:53:42 AM PDT by ecomcon
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whose body?


17 posted on 08/05/2016 6:53:43 AM PDT by Mr. K (Trump will win NY state - choke on that HilLIARy)
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What could go wrong?


18 posted on 08/05/2016 6:54:56 AM PDT by ecomcon
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Been there, done that.



19 posted on 08/05/2016 6:55:40 AM PDT by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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Ha!


20 posted on 08/05/2016 6:56:34 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I Love Bull Markets!!!)
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