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Brain-Injured Fireman's Recovery Takes Science Into a Murky Area
NY Times ^
| May 4, 2005
| ANAHAD O'CONNOR
Posted on 05/04/2005 6:23:04 PM PDT by neverdem
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Associated Press
Donald Herbert, a firefighter with brain damage from a 1995 fire.
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posted on
05/04/2005 6:23:05 PM PDT
by
neverdem
To: El Gato; JudyB1938; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Robert A. Cook, PE; lepton; LadyDoc; jb6; tiamat; PGalt; ..
FReepmail me if you want on or off my health and science ping list.
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posted on
05/04/2005 6:25:45 PM PDT
by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: Ohioan from Florida; floriduh voter; neverdem
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posted on
05/04/2005 6:26:02 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: neverdem
It's a good thing God had nothing to do with this.
Think what the ramifications would be!
Whew!
LVM
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posted on
05/04/2005 6:27:12 PM PDT
by
LasVegasMac
("God. Guts. Guns. I don't call 911." (bumper sticker))
To: neverdem
I wonder what Judge Greer thinks.
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posted on
05/04/2005 6:27:49 PM PDT
by
mlc9852
To: neverdem
It is a shame he is to be denied the euphoric experience of being starved to death. If only he received the proper care! He could be so much more peaceful and radiant!
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posted on
05/04/2005 6:28:01 PM PDT
by
gridlock
(ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
To: Calpernia
Good thing Felos wasn't hanging around his neighborhood, huh?
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posted on
05/04/2005 6:29:07 PM PDT
by
GatorGirl
(God Bless Pope Benedict XVI)
Comment #8 Removed by Moderator
To: neverdem
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posted on
05/04/2005 6:30:10 PM PDT
by
DoctorMichael
(The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: mlc9852
I wonder what Judge Greer thinks. I would like to email this story to him.
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posted on
05/04/2005 6:31:22 PM PDT
by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: neverdem
God bless him.
If only Terri had been so lucky. :(
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posted on
05/04/2005 6:32:00 PM PDT
by
diamond6
(Everyone who is for abortion has already been born. Ronald Reagan)
To: DoctorMichael
"'Murky Area' = Faith"
Murky area = place where scientific research has yet to penetrate
The lack of a naturalistic explanation does not mean you should jump for a supernatural fairy-tale explanation.
To: New Orleans Slim
Why are you looking for a fight? And why do you care?
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posted on
05/04/2005 6:39:14 PM PDT
by
bethelgrad
(for God, country, the Marine Corps, and now the Navy Chaplain Corps OOH RAH!)
To: neverdem
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posted on
05/04/2005 6:49:28 PM PDT
by
kitkat
(!)
To: neverdem
" This is a phenomenon that is being frequently reported," said Dr. Joseph Fins, chief of the medical ethics division at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell hospital and an expert on the subject.
"It may be just the tip of the iceberg,...."
IIRC- Dr Fins supported Michael Schiavo.
To: bethelgrad; neverdem
An alternate, secular definition of a
"Scientific Murky Area":
mer·cy 
( P ) Pronunciation Key (mûr
s
)
n. pl. mer·cies
- Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power; clemency.
- A disposition to be kind and forgiving: a heart full of mercy.
- Something for which to be thankful; a blessing: It was a mercy that no one was hurt.
- Alleviation of distress; relief: Taking in the refugees was an act of mercy.
I'm partial to Def. #1 myself.
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posted on
05/04/2005 7:12:44 PM PDT
by
DoctorMichael
(The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: neverdem
He was largely unresponsive, but could track objects with his eyes If the reporter had followed the Terri Schiavo case, he/she would recognize that as nothing more than an involuntary reflex, and no indication that he will ever recover.
To: All
See BS news, in Chicago, keeps on announcing how a brain DEAD man wakes up after 10 years.
Simple linguistic slip up?
I don't think so.
To: GatorGirl
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posted on
05/04/2005 7:53:09 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: neverdem
Tis time to start the Terri Schiavo murder investigation.
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posted on
05/04/2005 8:07:31 PM PDT
by
dr huer
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