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General hCG Diet Information: Thoughts and Prayers for a Fellow Thread Member! Annette (nutshell)
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But as long as it was all given away for free, no problem. ;-)
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I am sorry for your friend that he wants to donate but can't. The truth is that your sister shouldn't be donating either. It all comes down to lying. She is lying and he doesn't. When organ donations or blood donations are done they ask you a GAZILLION of questions. I remember when I went to give blood I had to call my doctor to ask if I had to have a blood transfusion with any of my c-sections or when my gallbladder was taken out.
My brother in law can't donate because he has been in jail and also has tattoos.
There are so many things that make it so you can't donate and it is all a matter of whether someone lies or tells the truth. Because they don't have time to test all the organs before transplanting they need to be certain there are absolutely no chances of diseases being passed. I don't think they should allow anyone who has been sexually active but not in a monogamous relationship to donate based on the fact that who knows what they have or what they could be passing on. I understand that it makes the chances for receiving a transplant even less because the majority of the united states is not monogamous. However, until they set that kind of law into place, I feel like they are truly discriminating. That is my two cents!
I am an organ donor. When we wrote up our wills we made it very clear that we wanted to be organ donors. -
Personally I think that is just total discrimination! Most gays/lesbians are much more careful about protected sex than your average teenager. I can't even tell you how many times one of my kids has told us that a friend is pregnant & doesn't know who the father is!!! That is just crazy. Who knows what they have contracted & I feel that drug abusers are much more careless than anyone else. They use the same needle over & over, they share needles..... You would also think with modern technology that they would be able to screen things much more closely & quickly enough to save a life when needed!
I can see several points of view on this subject given our current circumstances. We are praying & waiting for the perfect heart, but at the same time we want to make sure that the heart is disease free. Yes you are desparate, but you also want every precaution taken. I do not advocate or judge a persons personal preferences, I believe that is God's job, not mine. I have many many friends who have chosen an alternative lifestyle. They are still my friends & I love them to death, I may not approve of it, but they are & always will be my friends. A very close friend of mine contracted AIDS in the mid 80's when it first became rampant here. He was barely out of high school at the time. It was quick & rampant & he died fast. If he knew what we know now, I KNOW he would have taken every precaution known to man. A persons preference should not limit them to helping give the gift of life to someone - period. There are so many people dieing everyday because there are not enough donors out there. I understand the risks, but I also know you can take a lot of necessary steps to ensure it is safe. Anyway, that is just my opinion on the subject. I am so glad that maybe just maybe by everyone getting to read our story right now, it may have changed even one persons mind on becoming a donor!
Have a wonderul Thanksgiving with your familys today my friends! Enjoy their love & company!
Love
Annette -
The rules that bar gays and lesbians from donating date back to the early 1980's when AIDS first hit the country and was dubbed "the gay man's disease"...The reality is, it is not a gay mans disease...it is everywhere. But the laws for donating have never changed. Technolgoy has moved beyond the fear of the 1980's, blood and tissue donations are tested very carefully for AIDS and other diseases, like hepatitis. But in the 1980's there weren't the tests, so they made the rules instead.
As a health care worker, i admit that certain individuals make my "antenae" go up in terms of risk of disease exposure for me. (BTW, we are supposed to assume everyone is infected with something deadly, and proceed accordingly).... But truthfully, sexual preference is now pretty far down the list. We as a society have managed to come up with alot more scarier things than AIDS...and i know that is a sad statement. Plus, sexual preference is no longer a risk factor, really ,for AIDS....what a surprise! They now use the term "risky sexual behavior". Heck, that describes most teenagers in my neighborhood! :)
Reminds me of the "soccor mom" who was involved in the car accident that killed herself and several other people recently....and she was a closet alcoholic.....You just never know anymore..... -
Barb - you are so right there are so many questionable people out there!
So as many of you know yesterday we had 2 heart offers within in an hour of each other but that neither one of them would fit - they were to big. This has been a problem with 4 out of the 5 possible hearts in the past month & a half. We know what where the heart is going to have to probably come from to work, they told us this, but we are having a really hard time with it. They have said his best possibility for a heart will probably come from a teenager due to the size. This is a horrible, horrible thought to have to even think about. Right now our strees level & nerves have almost reached their limit. I'm on P3 & have tried to stay as close as possible to what I can & can't have but I have gone up amost 7 lbs in the past 9 days. I'm sure this is stress but it is frustrating because I worked so hard & did a great job losing 22.8 lbs in a 23 day round I never cheated or anything. But the last couple of days I have had to really take my focus off my weight because of everything going on around us. NO I have not just given up & started eating what I want, I am still attempting to do what I can with the limited options!
We are hoping that today is a better day for us. The past few days have been extremely rough on us & this waiting is really starting to take its toll on us mentally & physically. If you could all keep us in your prayers we would really appreciate it. We need prayers for not only a new heart, but for strength & peace as well.
Love
Annette -
Annette....OK, take a deep breath.....i assume from what you are saying that Elmer is what we call "slight of build"...ie he is not a big guy. The rib cage is a fixed feature of our body. They can't transplant a large heart into a small chest. I see hearts daily, and they come in all shapes and sizes. Blood and tissue types anre important, but also size is very important. The heart moves alot as it pumps, and to put too large of one in would make it not work as well as it should. Hang in there...they will find one that will work for Elmer. (((((hugs)))))
Barb -
((snicker))))....if you think he is up for it....tell him it might have to be a woman's heart.....you could get alot of mileage out of that one if you work it well....:))
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Barb your right he is slight of build he is only 5'6" & 158 the first heart yesterday was from a 6'5" 300 lb man LOL I don't think that will work. We know it has to be from a smaller person so it is a little harder. When they listed him status 1A last week there were only 3 people in front of him so I'm assuming since there were 2 in an hour yesterday he may be closer now. I just keep praying. LOL they told us awhile ago he could potentially get a womans heart. We teased him so bad about that :o) I told him that maybe he would be a little more emotional & cry over little things LOL I know God has the perfect heart for him & right now he is just gving that person a few extra minutes with their loved ones before they give us the greatest gift you could ever receive!
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Annette...:))).....I know it will be soon....
Your sense of humor and relationship with God will get you and Elmer through this.
tell Elmer to stock up on pamprin....:P....my guess is he will need a female heart, given his size.
A heart is a muscular organ...but it needs space to do its work. A woman's heart will do the job just as well (if not better!) than a man's heart. But the chance to kid him is irresistable!!! :)) ((((((hugs))))))
Barb -
....also note that if there is a 6'5" guy waiting for a heart...he needs a bigger heart than Elmer does...so when a smaller one comes available, Elmer will get it. Unfortunatly, most accidents this time of year involve younger drivers....teenagers...and they have smaller hearts....which is good for elmer........
It is true that more organs come available during the holidays.