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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 9:22 pm
Maybe they held off on publicizing it because they didn't want reporters camping out at hospitals trying to find out who was in line for a transplant.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 3:56 am
poor family, first, shame on them for not donating, then should of told us sooner....damned if they do/damed if they didn't.
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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 4:17 am
Texannie, it was the assumptions made that they didn't donate and then the disappointment at said assumption that had me smh. Organ donation is, and should be, a totally private thing. It's simply nobody's business.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 6:08 am
I'm sorry but to say "it's a shame they didn't donate her organs" is a valid opinion to share. Everyone doesn't have to agree with it. But there are too many people waiting on organ donor lists. Of course it's a personal decision, but from the facts of this case (brain death, on life support) this is exactly the kind of case where one would consider donating and would be approached to donate. This is a very public family, living in the entertainment spotlight for generations. They even stood and posed outside of the funeral for the paps. I believe MarySea's hunch is probably spot on. Since donation is anonymous, it was likely kept quiet while it was going on so that the recipient families would hopefully be none the wiser as to who their very generous donor was. I don't agree at all that her amazing gift should have been kept private. I applaud her family for making the information public and bringing a very important issue into the discussion about her tragic death.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 6:20 am
One is certainly entitled to their opinions, but this poor family was critisized for not donating, and then when it was revealed they had donated, they were critisized for not telling soon enough...hence the damned if they do/damned if they don't comment.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 6:33 am
I don't see where anyone critisized them for not reporting it sooner. Maybe other places in the media? I have not heard it anywhere on the news or anything that she even donated. So far that link to People magazine is it.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 7:34 am
previously there was critisicm or at least comment about why wasn't it done.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 7:52 am
Yes, there was a lot of comment about organ donation, curiosity, even speculation. But the tone of it was not critisicm, IMO. I didn't get that feeling at all. The media has spent so much time talking about the what-ifs around this case: what if she'd been wearing a helmet? What if she had seen those first paramedics? Been taken to the hospital sooner? They've talked about all the sensationalistic, scary stuff they can think of. I hope they will devote a bit of air time to let people know of the wonderful selfless gift her family has given by donating her organs. I don't know if ET or any of those programs have covered this.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 7:53 am
I think that discussion was in the Hollywood Gossip thread. I'm glad her organs were donated. My brother works for UNOS and is a big advocate for organ donation. I understand some people may be against it for personal or religious reasons, but I think being an organ donor is a wonderful thing to be.
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Mack
Member
07-23-2002
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 8:10 am
Interesting thing about organ donation is that it isn't as easy or as clear cut as one might think. For instance, having lived in Europe during the 80's I can no longer donate blood or organs because of potential exposure to "mad cow" disease. My wife, on the other hand, has a rare blood condition that while not particularly life threatening bars her from blood or organ donation. Obviously you'd not know either of us had these conditions so outsiders might wonder why we wouldn't or couldn't donate.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 8:15 am
Right Mack. So much has to be exactly "right" to even be a candidate. That's why I think publicity about organ donation is so positive. If a family is approached, I hope they will give it careful consideration, because it is not common for the situation to be a fit for donation.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 8:18 am
My mom can't donate (or even give blood) because she had Hepatitis as a young girl.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 2:51 pm
Yeah the red cross has a long list including Africa, British Isles etc. The only time I had to withdraw from both blood/platelet donation AND the marrow donor list was for a year after having my knee surgery because they used an allograft which consisted of cadaver cartiledge. And then I aged out of being eligible to donate bone marrow. However, I think there are certain circumstances where even a donor with hepatitis may be used for someone who is willing to take that risk (as opposed to dying, for instance).
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 5:18 pm
Natasha's lesson helps save Ohio girl CNN article LINK
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Frootjuuce
Member
02-25-2007
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 5:40 pm
Dan Seals died. This just breaks my heart.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 5:52 pm
I had to look him up. I just listened to him on U Tube singing "We are One." His brother was Seals of "Seals and Croft"
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Frootjuuce
Member
02-25-2007
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 6:29 pm
He was part of England Dan and John Ford Coley back in the 70's, which was one of my favorite groups in high school. He just seemed like such a tender person...
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 6:34 pm
I used to love I Really Want to See You Tonight.
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Frootjuuce
Member
02-25-2007
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 8:47 pm
Oh, that was a great one, Mamie... Dan Seals was one of those singers that could make me cry easily when I heard his music. But I have to say that my fav song of his was "Bop". A friend and I dressed up and did a dance routine at a Halloween party to that song once - much to our children's dismay. It was tremendous fun. A close second favorite was "Meet Me in Montana" that he did with Marie Osmond.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 8:59 pm
Awww, sad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKpn-GYsKSc and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZgEEFszRFc&feature=related and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU9qWR6Bosw&feature=related He had a country career too.. For Mamie.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I01BwClpSk&feature=related
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 9:14 pm
Here are some samples of Dan Seals' greatest hits. I only recognized Bop and Good Times. http://www.amazon.com/Dan-Seals-Greatest-Hits/dp/B000002UXC I also recognized Everything that Glitters is Not Gold, Meet Me in Montana, and I'd Really Love To See You Tonight from Seamonkey's links.
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Frootjuuce
Member
02-25-2007
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 11:03 pm
This is another good one. It's called "One Friend". http://www.youtube.com/watchv=oPnhSFrkpno&feature=related
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:33 am
I had Bop up there too I think..
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, March 27, 2009 - 4:31 am
awww, I remember him. May he rest in peace. His beautiful songs are his legacy.
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Frootjuuce
Member
02-25-2007
| Friday, March 27, 2009 - 7:48 am
sorry - that link up there is not working... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPnhSFrkpno
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