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Or, you know, we could just stop sending our young people out to get blown up... Kudos to the DoD for funding these experiments but they're solving a problem of their own creation...
> a problem of their own creation... The DoD didn't invent war. It doesn't declare war. It just fights wars. Who sends our young people to be blown up? Our elected leadership. So we all made this problem.
isn't she too young for transplant, are the bones and other parts completely settled at such age? in the end of article they mention eyes transplants, is she blind currently? what is success rate of these have transplants and what is plan B in case of rejection, can they keep the face and just suppress reaction or it gets that bad that face must be removed? and during the suicide attempt she blew only face without pa…
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suicide-survivor-becomes-younge...
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I think it mentioned that she was in a coma when the grandmother made that decision. A fascinating part of this is considering whether I as an organ donor would want my face continuing to exist on someone else after my own death.
After this story I'd personally make it a given for me. I've been an organ donor since I could first give the okay, but take whatever the hell you need from me and as much as you can salvage if I've died.
ps: if you're reading this and are not signed up as an organ donor, please consider taking a minute to do so right now: https://www.dmv.org/organ-donor.php
The advancement on face transplant has been amazing to watch. Especially since the largely publicized face transplant for the Mississippi Firefighter two years ago (Patrick Hardison). Does anyone here know how long it takes for the face to "settle in" where the donor face and patient face start fusing? Also I noticed that the eye movements on all these transplants have a distinctive unusual movement to it. Is this a…
One part of this said that the nerves needed a full year to heal after the transplant.
I hope the procedure can manage to give her some small semblance of peace.
> While the two were outside talking about how upset Katie was, she went into the bathroom, put the barrel of Robert’s .308-caliber hunting rifle below her chin, and pulled the trigger. Why did she have access to that gun? I bet Robert considers himself a "safe" gun owner too. Keep your guns locked and separate from your ammunition. Gun culture takes another victim.
The advancement on face transplant has been amazing to watch. Especially since the largely publicized face transplant for the Mississippi Firefighter two years ago (Patrick Hardison). Does anyone here know how long it takes for the face to "settle in" where the donor face and patient face start fusing? Also I noticed that the eye movements on all these transplants have a distinctive unusual movement to it. Is this a…
To echo what another poster already said, it's all about the nerves. Several years ago I tried to kill myself by cutting my neck. I sliced below the jaw-line from my ear to my chin. I still have "numb areas" after 3+ years, and there aren't really any muscles there that need to be controlled. It's very easy to imagine not ever getting full facial muscle control back in her situation.
> While the two were outside talking about how upset Katie was, she went into the bathroom, put the barrel of Robert’s .308-caliber hunting rifle below her chin, and pulled the trigger. Why did she have access to that gun? I bet Robert considers himself a "safe" gun owner too. Keep your guns locked and separate from your ammunition. Gun culture takes another victim.
better solution would be not having guns at all, you don't see these suicides in Europe or very rarely due to limited access
And no, violent criminals don't need guns to hurt you. People have been hurting each other a lot longer than gunpowder has been around.
> While the two were outside talking about how upset Katie was, she went into the bathroom, put the barrel of Robert’s .308-caliber hunting rifle below her chin, and pulled the trigger. Why did she have access to that gun? I bet Robert considers himself a "safe" gun owner too. Keep your guns locked and separate from your ammunition. Gun culture takes another victim.
Why do you think that she wouldn't have tried to commit suicide via another means if she didn't have access to a gun?
However, it would be much better if someone could share the actual research with us.