In America, we only see about 50 transplants happen in an entire year. So, honestly, if someone gets an organ these days, they can pretty much be certain who it came from.
I'm not really sure what you're asking me... It's not like there are 50 transplants happening every single day—if that were the case, it would be impossible to track where everything comes from.
Look, if you're going by that logic, then nothing counts as an ad for organ donation—because at the end of the day, whenever organs are donated (well, almost always), you're dealing with someone who has passed away.
But honestly, I'm pretty much on your side here... they probably shouldn't have posted that.
Scott Allen10 said:The fact that they’re making such a massive public spectacle out of this donation—like, shouting it from the rooftops—just feels incredibly tacky to me.
I don't know... maybe I just see things differently than you do (and honestly, there's something a little harsh about how that sentence was phrased, even if I can't quite put my finger on why). To me, though, the need to talk about donations—to actually encourage people to step up—should probably take a tiny bit more priority than keeping the donor's privacy intact.
Especially since the donor in this case is someone who's already been all over the news anyway... so their (well, their mom's) decision to donate organs kind of just feels like a continuation of that whole story...
Here’s a link that’s somewhat relevant to this whole thread: can something good actually come from a tragedy?
The mother of a guy who killed his ex-girlfriend in an impulse murder decided to donate his organs.
Man... so many questions. Some I wouldn't even want to ask out loud, let alone type out here... It’s basically enough food for thought to fuel an entire philosophy seminar.
I mean, tell me—in some hypothetical scenario where (thank God) none of you are involved—how would you feel if you found out you had the organs of a killer implanted in you? In massive medical hubs like Mayo Clinic, you probably wouldn't even know where they came from, but since our local transplant system isn't nearly as advanced as what you see in major US cities, I honestly doubt anyone would be stepping up to donate organs today!
PS: Huge props to the medical team in Houston for keeping him alive long enough to make the organ retrieval possible.
Second PS: just a heads-up, I’m still deleting any insults or personal attacks.
Those tablets that explicitly say "do not crush" really, REALLY shouldn't be crushed. I’m sure there are folks on this forum who know way more about drug formulations than I do—honestly, you probably do—but there are all these different types of coatings out there... they're designed to stop the pills from dissolving where they aren't supposed to, so if you break them, you basically ruin how they work.
My advice: instead of taking half a pill twice a day, just take the whole thing once.
My second—and much more important—piece of advice: go ask someone other than your gastroenterologist. You could even check with a pharmacist... or is that how those commercials put it? 🙂 )
Noah Myers8 said:I heard this incredibly heartbreaking story the other day about someone who was kept on life support with basically zero chance of ever being taken off... The doctors were constantly asking the family if they wanted to pull the plug.
That 5% group... yeah, it happens, but man, it's rare...
fadedtrucker19 said:Everyone knows where I stand—and honestly, future generations will too: just let me go when the time finally comes.
You just have to face the reality that having that wish doesn't actually change much in practice—not in like 95% of cases.
If you were sitting there right now, maybe in some ICU bed, even with that desire spoken, signed, and notarized... you'd probably still end up stuck on life support, and nobody would be able to pull the plug.
It's a tough pill to swallow, but it's the truth...
Look, these kinds of provocations aren't going to fly here. I'm closing this thread—if you actually want to have a real conversation about how mental health impacts physical wellness and psychosomatic issues, just start a new one... one that doesn't basically invite everyone to jump on a legitimate profession and tear them apart...
So I took those health topics and the whole ZK thing—and just mashed them together into one big discussion... honestly, such a top-tier topic for the health crowd...