made me literally ill. Well done. K&R

I really am shocked.

Though no one would want my liver.

It was truly disturbing.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=474576

It doesn't work - It's like that whole myth of the "deserving poor" thing that haunts the UK and this country.

"The social safety net should only support those people who "deserve" to be supported - And no using your welfare check to buy booze, lottery tickets or big screen tv's."

It's ridiculous and unimaginable some of the attitudes and myths that go around on this.

In fact, some day if I meet my mortal end and my organs are healthy and viable for transplant, I would hope that my organs *did* go to someone who lead a less than honest life.

Hopefully, in their second chance they would see the error in their ways; and the donation of an organ by a complete stranger will allow them to lead a second chance at life in a more conscious manner...

during the sadness and confusion and preparing to bury her in New Jersey, I failed to make these arrangements. My head was in massive confusion when the Sheriff's deputy asked me if I was interested in doing this. Next to the loss of her, that poor decision to this day is of great regret...

Do not blame yourself.

You cannot be faulted for not thinking clearly while suffering such a horrific loss.

At an unbelievably horrible moment like that one, you needed to have someone really aware of how to approach you on this sensitive topic. I'm sure the deputy did his/her best, but specially trained people should have been on the scene.

Please forgive yourself. Regret can be poisonous...losing your precious daughter was more than anyone should have to bear...

Particularly when one is dealing with ones child.

I'm sorry for your loss.

was an Opt-in rather than opt out. In my opinion, opting out is unconscionable.

Because of outmoded and irrational beliefs -

Kind of like the prohibition on tattooing in Judaism - "So, cut off my arm and bury it in the goyish cemetery" - Lenny Bruce

a loved one continuing to live with a needed new organ. I get what you are saying, though. I seriously know a few people who are not donors because they don't like the "idea" of it. They are clearly not comfortable with the inevitable dying portion of our life cycle and punish others with death due to their discomfort. I tend to not talk to this portion of my acquaintances very often.

which translates as "repairing the world".

This from Wikipedia - The expression tikkun olam is used in the Mishnah in the phrase mip'nei tikkun ha-olam ("for the sake of tikkun of the world&quot to indicate that a practice should be followed not because it is required by Biblical law, but because it helps avoid social chaos.

Of course, I subscribe to Monsieur Diderot:
"Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest."

but it rolls around and around in my mind and has become my favorite.

And some might see it as a call for violence. I see it as a call for a true examination of beliefs.

but is useful rhetorically. It is a simple call to end the things that serve to subjugate and enslave us.

Thank you.

Of course, many see it as anti religious. And I'm ok with that.

For really obvious reasons. The thousands who have benefited.

Seemed like a good place to say please donate blood, platelets, white cells and plasma if you can.
Seems like many blood centers are chronically short.

Thank you and sorry for the hijack.

So why would it be a hijack?