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Medical Hope for "Brain Dead"

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Medical Hope for "Brain Dead"
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Medical Hope for "Brain Dead"
September 26, 2017 at 11:02 am
Obviously this is just a baby step, but it at least give hope for families with loved ones in a permanent vegetative state.

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RE: Medical Hope for "Brain Dead"
September 26, 2017 at 11:04 am (This post was last modified: September 26, 2017 at 11:05 am by Paraselene.)
Vegetative state is synonymous with brain dead now?

Quote:Unlike persistent vegetative state, brain death is the irreversible loss of all functions of the brain, including the brainstem (which controls breathing and other vital functions).

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RE: Medical Hope for "Brain Dead"
September 26, 2017 at 11:45 am
Fine. Whatever.
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RE: Medical Hope for "Brain Dead"
September 26, 2017 at 12:05 pm (This post was last modified: September 26, 2017 at 12:06 pm by Anomalocaris.)
Trust me, there is no hope, medical or otherwise, for the majority of trump voters.
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RE: Medical Hope for "Brain Dead"
September 26, 2017 at 12:45 pm
(September 26, 2017 at 11:45 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Fine. Whatever.

You learnt something today. Ain't that a good thing?

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RE: Medical Hope for "Brain Dead"
September 26, 2017 at 12:51 pm
It's never a good day when religitards have their illusions shattered.
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RE: Medical Hope for "Brain Dead"
September 26, 2017 at 12:55 pm
(September 26, 2017 at 12:45 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:
(September 26, 2017 at 11:45 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Fine. Whatever.

You learnt something today. Ain't that a good thing?

Yeah. I learned, again, that some people on AF would rather criticize a theist than rejoice in a medical breakthrough.
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RE: Medical Hope for "Brain Dead"
September 26, 2017 at 12:58 pm
(September 26, 2017 at 12:55 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:
(September 26, 2017 at 12:45 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: You learnt something today. Ain't that a good thing?

Yeah. I learned, again, that some people on AF would rather criticize a theist than rejoice in a medical breakthrough.

Huh lol. No one did that in this thread. Poor persecuted christian *pats head*
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RE: Medical Hope for "Brain Dead"
September 26, 2017 at 1:16 pm
Great news!
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

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RE: Medical Hope for "Brain Dead"
September 26, 2017 at 1:16 pm
(September 26, 2017 at 12:55 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:
(September 26, 2017 at 12:45 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: You learnt something today. Ain't that a good thing?

Yeah. I learned, again, that some people on AF would rather criticize a theist than rejoice in a medical breakthrough.

And nothing about the difference between the two states?

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