Posted on 03/26/2007 3:27:31 PM PDT by paltz
Looks like sis doesn't like boys, even her own brother.
Her "partner" could be a man. Just not her husband.
I don;t like the idea of a hospital looking at me as worth more to them dead and a cache of body parts, than alive and having an insurance company pay the bill for my stay.
I just don't trust them that much.
"Donating bone marrow is not without consequence. The pain is just the start. I know a donor that spent about 6 months fighting all sorts of issues, some of which was because of the anesthesia, others included ongoing pain and pneumonia that nearly killed him."
Yeh, but was it worth it?
It would, but the net result would be far more organs available.
I read the second her as meaning the partner is female.
This kind of dirty laundry from a family that has obviously had its problems should not be in the news. Although I feel bad for the guy with cancer, it is his sister's choice to not donate her marrow, and he should not be putting this kind of public pressure on her.
Your daughter is an angel.
I agree. A way around that would be the donations only happen if your family members sign off.
I bet she has some kind of Blood disorder.
Starting with a few unsupported assumptions, he's a jerk, hurt her in one of a thousand unforgivable ways, just pissed her off, whatever, the leap to suggesting they have or expect ownership or entitlement to her body is a fairly large one.
At the extreme, that would entail carting a leg or something into the specialists office, expecting them to pull bone marrow out of it, and then not expecting to be charged with kidnapping, assault, battery, torture, attempted or actual murder, in the pre-planned, first degree sense...
The facts, apparently are, he needs marrow, she is a match, without it he will die, she is his brother, and she for some (whatever) reason doesn't want to donate the potentially lifesaving marrow to him.
She says no, that is her decision. However, her decision certainly doesn't insulate her from scrutiny or questions as to why she would do so. I agree that she is never required to tell, but, if she wanted to defend her decision for good reason she certainly has the audience.
I guess I agree, donation is her decision, but I whole heartedly disagree that someone who's life is on the line is out of line for trying to bring pressure to the situation.
Hopefully, others won't follow her lead in the need for blood donations, or breaking for a jaywalker, etc....
So you're subtly suggesting he should kill her?
Me, I'd just await my fate and make my peace. The sister will receive hers in the end.
I am officially scheduled to be "parted out" when I go. ;-)
You know, if you knew my family, you wouldn't trust them with that, either. :-)
I guess a dumb question - but when my daughter got her drivers license at 16 (she is 17 now) she was asked if she wanted to be an organ donor - I wasn't sure what to tell her. At 16 CAN she make that decision? She is not an adult. With her at 16 can I or should I make that choice? I felt creepy making that decision for her, but didn't feel as if she was in a position, due to age to make it herself. Confusing ?
I DO!
Yeah. I don't understand but he needs to just accept her decision and pray for another donor. I don't know what good airing this in public does any of them.
Just dang. I am in awe of your daughter. That is really selfless of her. Kudos to you for raising such a fine person! :)
I read the second her as meaning the partner is female.
You could be right. I took the "her" to mean his sister lived there with her partner and "her" daughter, as if the man she was living with was not the father of her daughter. I hope you're not confused, because I am. LOL Suffice to say, she's living with someone who she is not married to. ;o)
Frankly I don't know why this already isn't the law.
The comment was still not nice at all. I don't know what their story is and that is THEIR business.
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