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Amazing medical breakthrough - (today's Oprah show, Iraq veteran, miracle Soldier)
Oprah Winfrey ^
| November 13, 2006
Posted on 11/13/2006 8:14:17 PM PST by RDTF
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amazing story
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posted on
11/13/2006 8:14:20 PM PST
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RDTF
To: SandRat; StarCMC
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posted on
11/13/2006 8:15:37 PM PST
by
RDTF
(Quote of the year: "Halp us Jon Carry - We R stuck hear n Irak.")
To: RDTF
G-d bless her and her doctors. Tears here reading this story RD-thanks so very much for posting it.
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posted on
11/13/2006 8:15:55 PM PST
by
hegemony
(Bring back Brilliant Pebbles)
To: RDTF
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posted on
11/13/2006 8:16:11 PM PST
by
Silly
(still being silly)
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posted on
11/13/2006 8:17:04 PM PST
by
RDTF
(Quote of the year: "Halp us Jon Carry - We R stuck hear n Irak.")
To: RDTF
To: RDTF
Then, on the hopes that the right section of Jessica's skull could one day be reattached, Poffenbarger sliced open Jessica's abdomen and placed the four-inch bone inside her body. They used the same technique on Roy Horn when he was mauled by the tiger. Amazing resilience of the human body/spirit.
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posted on
11/13/2006 8:22:13 PM PST
by
spall
To: RDTF
"on the hopes that the right section of Jessica's skull could one day be reattached, Poffenbarger sliced open Jessica's abdomen and placed the four-inch bone inside her body."
What!? Why can't you just put it in some tupperware with some fluids (I assume he had a good reason for using her abdomen as a depository). Good to see the dedication these doctors have.
To: RDTF
Medical Science exercised by a determined physician on a remarkable young lady!
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posted on
11/13/2006 8:25:36 PM PST
by
RAY
(God Bless the USA!)
To: Indy Pendance
To: RDTF
The skill and dedication of the medical people in the US Military is simply amazing. That they are there when they could be almost anywhere else making huge money should cause every American a moment of grateful humility. May God bless them all.
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posted on
11/13/2006 8:32:19 PM PST
by
MNJohnnie
( People who see the glass half full win, those who see it half empty lose)
To: RDTF
I'm happy for Jessica, but- have any of you noticed a curious shift in MSM reports on Iraq and the people who serve there?
Building schools, volunteering here and there, working overtime to help the people. And Jessica's recovery.
Isn't it funny? I wonder what could have changed that now the media is trying to make us feel good about our commitment overseas.
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posted on
11/13/2006 8:37:10 PM PST
by
DBrow
To: RDTF
i remember when the left said these soldiers should have been allowed to die because their qualities of life couldn't be what they once were... it was an article about medical help arriving more quickly and saving more lives ...
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posted on
11/13/2006 8:48:52 PM PST
by
InvisibleChurch
(The default mode of the heart is set for Drift.)
To: Constantine XI Palaeologus
What!? Why can't you just put it in some tupperware with some fluids (I assume he had a good reason for using her abdomen as a depository). Good to see the dedication these doctors have.
Human tissue, by and large, isn't much like a plant cutting. You can't just stick it in a jar of nutrients and hope that it doesn't die in the interim (or grow a whole new bit :p). Remember that a bone is many cell layers thick and something has to get waste products out and O2, minerals, protein, etc. in. Putting it in her body is the safest thing and is very common. Skin grafts, for example.
To: RDTF; 91B; HiJinx; Spiff; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; clintonh8r; TEXOKIE; windchime; Grampa Dave; ..
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posted on
11/13/2006 9:11:14 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: Constantine XI Palaeologus
you can't use tupperware because there are no red cells or white cells in there.
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posted on
11/13/2006 9:22:37 PM PST
by
bpjam
(Don't Blame Me. I Voted GOP.)
To: RDTF
A roadside bomb was detonated near the unarmored truck she rode in, along with eight other soldiers and a civilian.
With all the helos, tracks, and off-road capability, I just don't understand the Army's insane insistence on using roads. Good grief, they even drive tanks down roads. All the vehicles in the inventory have expensive off-road capability, even the delivery trucks and tankers.
I know certain Clintonian generals were very fond of tires vs. tracks, but this is beyond ridiculous.
To: RDTF
God bless Jessica and the SSG in this picture! Reminds me of my days as a driver.
Deborah
former Sgt, US Army
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posted on
11/13/2006 9:50:20 PM PST
by
oneamericanvoice
(Support Rangle's draft, send a Lefty to Iraq!)
To: RDTF
God bless the surgeon(s), Jessica, and all the troops!
Equally amazing is that Oprah put it on!
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posted on
11/13/2006 9:51:29 PM PST
by
oneamericanvoice
(Support Rangle's draft, send a Lefty to Iraq!)
To: RDTF
I saw it, it was truly amazing. That female soldier who had 40 percent of her skull blown away by an IDE. Thank God for the one doctor who did not want to send her home to die. What a talented doctor.
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posted on
11/13/2006 9:53:23 PM PST
by
Vicki
(Washington State where anyone can vote .... illegals, non-residents or anyone just passing through)
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