I have been sentenced to death by my sister

dailymail ^ | 24th March 2007 | By LAURA ROBERTS

[Coldwater Creek]

You are right, it is ugly!

[lapdog]

Do you know what bone marrow is? It is NOT body parts.

[Anti-Bubba182]

British Sister Refuses to Save Brother

OK, another piece says:

"..Simon’s sister Helen has two children, aged eight and three..." So the daughter is Helen's and the sex of the partner is not identified.

[pollyannaish]

Hmm. That's a good question. Here is my answer in all of its confusion.

When my son was about five, my niece came down with a disease which could have required a bone marrow transplant. (She died at four after that course of action was determined to be futile.)

We sat him down and talked with him about it. He was (is) a bright kid. He asked lots of questions and finally said yes, he would be willing to do it. (We were very careful to make it as neutral a question as possible...describing positives and negatives without overloading the "she could die" portion of the situation.)

In any case, I believe that in the end, he truly understood what it would mean. If a five year old can...your daughter can. I would talk to her about it...positives and negatives...and support whatever she wishes, no guilt attached.

Hope that helps.

[pandoraou812]

Gold bless your daughter. What a wonderful daughter you must have. Prayers for both your daughter & the little girl...~Pandora~

[sarasmom]

That would fall under #3.

[trumandogz]

I do not see how someone who is NOT willing to Give an Organ would want to Receive an Organ.

[Twinkie]

Hey! At least you got REAL chicken feet, unlike the FAKE chicken feet I got!!

[Nonstatist]

She looks like a real prize.

[Garvin]

I think the writer spun the story to sensationalize the issue and that there is more to the story.

[Dont Mention the War]

Frankly I don't know why this already isn't the law.

Because there is no stronger litmus test for socialism than in the field of "bioethics," that's why.

[SoftballMominVA]

Thanks - it does actually. She checked the organ donor box and I was proud of her, but just a little concerned that her decision was binding in the event (God forbid) we could not be contacted.

[skr]

It could be read as her daughter and her partner, as well. Nevertheless, we don't know her story, although she certainly comes across as a cold woman.

The sister-in-law is incorrect about there being no risks to the donor. Something made her change her mind.

[zendari]

It's the same way people who receive welfare don't want to pay taxes.

The same way how a supposed vast majority wants "universal" health care but doesn't want "universal" tax increases to pay for it.

[Navy Patriot]

I don't know the guy and I'd donate if it were possible. His sister must be a sociopath.

I think you are going a little far out on a limb with both those statements.

While I applaud your sense of duty to your fellow man, I would consider it wise to temper it with a sense of duty to your fellow men.

Consider this, the fellow you don't know, may be the social equivalent of Joe Stalin, Mao, Fidel, Arafat, Ahmadinejad, ect. One who's lifespan is measured in the deaths and misery of countless innocent humans. You could save more lives by denying your organs.

As for the sister as a sociopath, based on what?, that she might have more knowledge of her brother than you? A little harsh considering what defines a sociopath.

[sarasmom]

That would be a combination of #2 and #3.

[Little Bill]

My Sister and I are very close, I would never ask her to donate. There is something about the desire to live forever that bothers me and I haven't it worked out.

[NRA2BFree]

"..Simon’s sister Helen has two children, aged eight and three..." So the daughter is Helen's and the sex of the partner is not identified.

Now, I want to know. LOL

[Heatseeker]

It's PC in the mainstream media to replace the term 'husband' and 'wife' with 'partner'. I see it all the time now. The idea is probably to encourage people to believe there are many more gay couples than there actually are, or as a backlash against efforts to resist the redefinition of marriage.

In this case I don't think we can even assume sis and her 'partner' are not husband and wife.

[airborne]

Please enroll in the National Bone Marrow Donor Program.

The life you save may be a Freeper! In fact, I received an bone marrow transplant from the NBMDP on November 26, 1991!

http://www.marrow.org/