give it a few more posts, and we'll go bobbing again. i guarantee it. me2's bobbed without me far too much recently. i just can't have that happening ya know.
Well, I will think about Bob tomarrow but I won't be around in the morning to tell you what I thought. I'll be visiting 'the other side of the river' as Ares calls it. the downtown parts. Maybe I will see a 'Downtown Bob' :)
Of course not. But Bob did have a do not recessitate order. He really didn't want any extrodinary measures taken to save him. He knew the end was near and he was very unselfish in that way. His final wish was to be let go at sea where he can bob around for eternity.
Although no reputable hospital would ever harvest organs from someone who is revivable.
I wouldn't be too sure.
Currently, the practice nationally of using such donors who aren't brain-dead is infrequent, but more organ banks and hospitals are moving toward such retrievals for kidneys and livers because of the increasing number of patients waiting for an organ transplant. Â Â Â There are two ways doctors can legally declare death in the United States: either by determining that the heart has stopped or brain death has occurred. Most organs are retrieved from people who are declared brain-dead but who are on respirators, which keep their organs viable. Â Â Â However, some doctors have begun to retrieve organs from severely brain-injured patients whose families have approved the patient's removal from a respirator. Such patients' breathing and heartbeats stop - meeting the legal standard for death. Â Â Â But the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office contended that drugs used to preserve the donor's organs could hasten heart stoppage or mask a pulse. The Institute of Medicine researchers found that of the 63 organ-procurement organizations nationally, fewer than half have written standards for organ retrieval from non-heart-beating donors, and that the policies vary widely. While some hospitals and organ banks have no written policy, they have retrieved organs from such donors.
However, some doctors have begun to retrieve organs from severely brain-injured patients whose families have approved the patient's removal from a respirator. Such patients' breathing and heartbeats stop - meeting the legal standard for death.
This goes to my point that you'd better make damn sure your family knows what your wishes are. And if you have a living will, it's no good unless your family knows about it and agrees with it.
Personally, I don't fear death so much that I'd want to cling to life if I was so severely brain damaged that only a respirator was keeping my body alive.
But that is a very personal decision, and one that everyone should share with his or her next of kin, just in case.
Some guy did try to auction a kidney on eBay a couple years ago. Bidding was up to $6 million before eBay stopped the auction. 'Tis actually illegal to sell organs in the US.
Me2, can you say "tmk-bob winning the powerball"?
I don't ever want to hear the word 'positive' again!
ares-bob winning the powerball.
tmk-bob winning the powerball and sharing it with his great friend Me2 :)
tmk wearing a green polka dot bikini
ok now...a bob finally...
i must be tired because between my last post and yours, i read that as "ares-bob winning the powerball and sharing it with his girlfriend me2 :)"
hahahahha- I'll take your money too :)
goodnite, me2-bob.
Goodnight Ares-bob
Goodnight tmk-bob
Goodnight Me2-bob.
Goodnight Ares-bob.
Say goodnight Gracie-bob.
Goodnight Gracie-Bob
Goodnight John-Bob
good mornin' ralph-bob
I liked the 'WHAT DO YOU GET ...no arms no legs= BOB' so here are some other...
1. HOW DO YOU GET HOLY WATER?
You boil the hell out of it.
2. WHAT DO FISH SAY WHEN THEY HIT A CONCRETE WALL?
Dam.
3. WHAT DO ESKIMOS GET FROM SITTING ON ICE?
Polaroids.
4. WHAT DO YOU CALL A BOOMERANG THAT DOESN'T WORK?
A stick
5. WHAT DO YOU CALL CHEESE THAT ISN'T YOURS?
Nacho cheese
6. WHAT DO YOU CALL SANTA'S HELPERS?
Subordinate Clauses.
7. WHAT DO YOU CALL 4 BULLFIGHTERS IN QUICKSAND?
Quatro sinko.
8. WHAT DO YOU GET FROM A PAMPERED COW?
Spoiled milk
9. WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU CROSS A SNOWMAN WITH A VAMPIRE?
Frostbite.
10. WHAT LIES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN AND TWITCHES?
A nervous wreck
11. WHERE DO YOU FIND A DOG WITH NO LEGS?
Right where you left him.
12. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROAST BEEF AND PEA SOUP?
Anyone can roast beef
13. WHY DO GORILLAS HAVE BIG NOSTRILS?
Because they have big fingers
14. WHY DON'T BLIND PEOPLE LIKE TO SKY DIVE?
Because it scares the hell out of the dog
15. WHAT KIND OF COFFEE WAS SERVED ON THE TITANIC?
Sanka.
16. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HARLEY AND A HOOVER?
The location of the Dirt Bag.
17. WHY DO PILGRIMS' PANTS ALWAYS FALL DOWN?
Because they wear their belt buckles on their hat.
18. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BAD GOLFER AND A BAD
SKYDIVER?
A bad golfer goes whack, damn.
A bad sky diver goes damn, whack.
19. HOW DO YOU CATCH A UNIQUE RABBIT?
Unique up on it.
20. HOW DO YOU CATCH A TAME RABBIT
Tame way, unique up on it.
21. WHAT DO YOU CALL SKYDIVING LAWYERS?
Skeet.
22. WHAT GOES CLOP, CLOP CLOP, BANG, BANG, CLOP, CLOP, CLOP.
An Amish drive-by-shooting.
It appears that "Bob" is dying off.
give it a few more posts, and we'll go bobbing again. i guarantee it. me2's bobbed without me far too much recently. i just can't have that happening ya know.
Well, I will think about Bob tomarrow but I won't be around in the morning to tell you what I thought. I'll be visiting 'the other side of the river' as Ares calls it. the downtown parts. Maybe I will see a 'Downtown Bob' :)
would that be related to the back-of-buggs-bar bob? or some other bob?
and you'll be visiting the right side of the river. not the "other" side of the river. remember that.
Now your making me think of 'a river runs through it'
anybody else gotta pee?
where's jake?
ThingamaBOB
I think Bob is officially dead. RIP Bob, we hardly knew ye.
I hope you don't give up on me so easily.
Of course not. But Bob did have a do not recessitate order. He really didn't want any extrodinary measures taken to save him. He knew the end was near and he was very unselfish in that way. His final wish was to be let go at sea where he can bob around for eternity.
Quit it, I told myself I wouldn't cry.
It's a miracle!
'HE'S ALIVE!'from frankenBOB
Bob was an organ donor, and you know the doctors don't try toohard to save those people.
I wonder if Bob ever met Gene Wilder?
So what are you saying Frosti? That we shouldn't be organ donors?
:: checks his driver's license ::
yeah, you saying i should have that x removed from my license?
As long as none of my organs go to Bob, I'm fine with it.
I guess it depends on how long you want them to keep trying to revive you.
That's why you need to make sure that your family understands your exact wishes.
Although no reputable hospital would ever harvest organs from someone who is revivable.
As for me, once the brain is dead, I don't wanta be stuck here anymore.
Although no reputable hospital would ever harvest organs from someone who is revivable.
I wouldn't be too sure.
Currently, the practice nationally of using such donors who aren't
brain-dead is infrequent, but more organ banks and hospitals are moving toward
such retrievals for kidneys and livers because of the increasing number of
patients waiting for an organ transplant.
   There are two ways doctors can legally declare death in the United States:
either by determining that the heart has stopped or brain death has occurred.
Most organs are retrieved from people who are declared brain-dead but who are
on respirators, which keep their organs viable.
   However, some doctors have begun to retrieve organs from severely
brain-injured patients whose families have approved the patient's removal from
a respirator. Such patients' breathing and heartbeats stop - meeting the legal
standard for death.
   But the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office contended that drugs used to
preserve the donor's organs could hasten heart stoppage or mask a pulse.
The Institute of Medicine researchers found that of the 63
organ-procurement organizations nationally, fewer than half have written
standards for organ retrieval from non-heart-beating donors, and that the
policies vary widely. While some hospitals and organ banks have no written
policy, they have retrieved organs from such donors.
http://my.en.com/~ddavis/frmain52.htm
However, some doctors have begun to retrieve organs from severely brain-injured patients whose families have approved the patient's removal from a respirator. Such patients' breathing and heartbeats stop - meeting the legal standard for death.
This goes to my point that you'd better make damn sure your family knows what your wishes are. And if you have a living will, it's no good unless your family knows about it and agrees with it.
Personally, I don't fear death so much that I'd want to cling to life if I was so severely brain damaged that only a respirator was keeping my body alive.
But that is a very personal decision, and one that everyone should share with his or her next of kin, just in case.
As for me, I will continue to be an organ donor.
as will i, lionness.
Me too, just saying that as our baby boomer population ages, and parts start to wear out, demand for your stuff is going to jump.
Does this mean we can auction in advance on Ebay????? :)
Some guy did try to auction a kidney on eBay a couple years ago. Bidding was up to $6 million before eBay stopped the auction. 'Tis actually illegal to sell organs in the US.
I was born with 5 kidneys.
You could be a rich man in China.
Five kidneys, THX???
You could be a rich man in China.
They use prisoners to extract organs in China.
Five kidneys, THX???
Yep, five.
They're not normal and I had one removed when I was little.
I'll show ya my scars sometime.
:-)
Ermmm....ummmm....ahhhhh....gee, thanks. I think.
I always wished I had been born with six fingers, but alas, it was not to be.
I am not an animal!
I always wished I had been born with six fingers......
Why?