Posted on 12/06/2004 12:33:05 PM PST by dead
Thats immediatey what I thought as I read thgis article, I would give them both up. Then hook me up until one can be found for me, if one is not found for me, I'm outta here, but at least I know my children have a chance at a happy somewhat healthy life.
Thanks for the info.. I didn't mean to make light of the problem..what I was trying to say is that I believe statistically it's far easier to get a kidney than any other organ..for obvious reasons..
Read the article...
"She had hoped that she and her husband Steve, a 36-year-old army sergeant, could both help the boys by donating one kidney each.
However, she was horrified to find that only she shared the same blood group and tissue type as Luke and Ashley."
Prayers up!
WHAT ABOUT THE FATHER?
From the posted article:
She had hoped that she and her husband Steve, a 36-year-old army sergeant, could both help the boys by donating one kidney each. However, she was horrified to find that only she shared the same blood group and tissue type as Luke and Ashley.
My thoughts exactly. I would hope that they understand the situation and are old enough to participate in any decision.
In any case, it is a sad situation all around.
I don't know what I would do either. I think I'd have the boys flip a coin and choose heads or tails and the one with heads would win. Then I'd be praying 24/7 that another donor would be found.
why solve the problem when you can use it to further your political agenda. the people involved don't really matter as loong as they can be used for your ends. /sarcasm
I wouldn't want to face that situation myself - it's a hard place to put anyone.
>Ashley is actually a common male name in Scotland. Other >historical male names are Leslie(y) and Shirley.
As is Shannon.
And might I remind our readers that a main character in Gone with the Wind was named Ashley.
Do You think there's some of that going on here? She did say that she would do anything to save the boys. I know people in my family who would trade their lives for their kids. I believe I would.
yes, not by the family but by those behind the scenes. ever see the kirk douglas movie about the guy trapped in a mine. IIRC it was called "the circus"?
"Sophie's Choice" drove her mad, if I recall the movie correctly...
Got it.
Let the boys decide.
"Show of hands… OK. That’s one vote for Luke and one vote for Ashley."
IIRC Kirk Douglas was an ace reporter down on his luck. he was lucky to get a job in some hick paper out in the midwest somewhere. he got a lucky career break when news reached him about a mantrapped in a cavein in a local mine. He knew a gold mine when he saw it.
By his careful questions and leading commetns, he managed to turn a simple rescue into a week long circuis complete with tourist trappings, a ferris wheel, food booths, etc. as people came from all over to watch the rescue effort continue. Meanwhile KD's star kept on a-rising. he was getting all kinds of offers to come to NYC and write, etc..
The trapped miner? he died of exposure.
Before you go judging the mother, you have to realize that no doctor is going to take both of anyone's kidneys unless they are dead. :/
It would be interesting to follow this thing to conclusion.
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