I was flummoxed. To tattle or not.
I didn't tattle. I'm so thankful.
Honestly, Would You Have Secretly Taken a Blood Transfusion?
by minimus 45 Replies latest jw friends
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Purza
Nope, I would have not have taken a blood tranfusion. I would have had the hospital liason there supporting me. What a sucker I was.
However,
Well, I would be hesitant to get someone else's blood. I guess that I am still conditioned to feel this way.
I still feel this way too. The conditioning is hard to get past. I don't even give blood despite the fact that my husband gives blood on a schedule and my father-in-law had a plaque with his name on it for giving so much blood to the blood bank.
Purza
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eyeslice
No, I would have died, and worse would have allowed my wife and kids to die.
I was never on the HLC but I have accompanied sisters to see doctors to explain the Society's blood policies.
Fortunately, my kids are grown and all have left the 'truth' but my wife is still in and I know that she would die rather than have whole blood. I have spoken with her about the fractions thing and how unclear/ridiculous the Society's current policy is but she still does not get the point. -
mind my own
There is no way that I would have at the time, I believed that 100%. I would consider it now but I still have part of that brainwashing in-tact. It would be a difficult decision for me...
MMO
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ex-nj-jw
When I was 13 I had emergency surgery and when I went to the OR still awake I asked the nurse if she would give me blood if I needed it? She said your parents don't want you to have blood sweetie but I can ask again. I didn't want them to know I had asked for it, I just thought if I said yes they would give it to me. The nurse told the physician and the last thing I remembered before going to sleep was him saying don't worry about it I'll take good care of you and I'll see you when you wake up.
Turns out I didn't need it, my stupid parents would have let me die.
nj
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