Can someone explain the coverage of the "face transplant"
I haven't paid any attention to this except to know that a woman was attacked by a dog and they have transplanted part of another person's face to her. What is all the news coverage on it? Is it thought of as that amazing medically or do people think there is something sinister or such?
she still has to regain some control of muscles but come one, what she has now is much better than not having a nose or lips - the poor thang could not even eat
I just keep telling everyone in my family, over and over, that if anything happens to me to donate everything and have the rest cremated. What they will do however... :shrug:
It's hard not to wonder how the family of the donor must feel. Certainly they have seen the pictures as they're all over the news. As a nurse, I probably see it as a positive thing, although it seemed kind of bizarre and creepy in the newscast.
16. just another diversion . . . they scan the news for offbeat stories . . .
that can hold the attention of a nation of tv addicts, and when they find one they run with it . . . doesn't matter what it is, as long as it diverts attention from BushCo and what they're doing to this country . . . apparently they've learned that most people can only focus on one thing at a time . . .
20. I was really amazed at the progress her face has made. It takes
up to a year for nerve damage (surgical or not) to repair. It was quite impressive to me. We have to remember the length of time for any transplant healing to occur.
I think that it is immoral for anyone to make judgments on how she got there (overdose or not). That was the disgusting ABC correspondents focus. I hate these RW'ers!
19. It was sad that people question whether she was worthy of the procedure
Over and over I heard people say that since she had (apparently) been suicidal at the time of her accident, the transplant would just be "wasted' on her. That was really sad. :-(
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