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  How I Treat Patients Who Refuse Blood Transfusions

  by TJ Curioso in

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  how i treat patients who refuse blood transfusionswhy cant jehovahs witnesses have a shabbes goy make medical decisions for them?by chavi eve karkowsky|posted tuesday, june 25, 2013, at 10:45 am.

  a placental blood pouch is prepared to be sent to a blood bank at hospital haut leveque university hospital of bordeaux, france.. photo by bsip/uig via getty images.

  when you are performing the first interview of a new patient at the high-risk obstetric clinic where i work, question no.

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  Scully

  Wow, that is really a great article, and a very interesting approach.

  Thanks for posting it.
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  Depression & natural ways to deal with it

  by love2Bworldly in

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  i was on prozac for about 10 years, and finally went off all meds about 18 months ago.

  the prozac was causing me to have manic episodes, so they added a bipolar medicine as well as a sleep aid, and the bipolar medicine made me dizzy & nauseaus.

  so now i work really hard at exercising regularly, i take a lot of natural supplements including natural lithium & megadoses of omega upon advice of a homeopathic doctor.

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  I would have suggested a second opinion from another physician when Prozac was causing you to have manic episodes that they treated with medication for bipolar disorder.

  My main concern is that Lithium has a very narrow therapeutic range and you should be having your levels tested regularly to prevent toxicity. As I said, the boundary between therapeutic levels and toxic levels is quite narrow, and you could be putting yourself in harm's way by going the "natural" route without proper monitoring.

  People can be on antidepressants long-term, just like they can be on medication for Type 2 Diabetes long term. Depression is an imbalance in brain chemistry, which can be endemic (part of your usual brain chemistry) or related to other external factors, like stress, lack of coping skills, poor self esteem etc. It can be long term or temporary. Antidepressants have come a long way since Prozac - maybe you need to try a different medication than Prozac. Newer ones like Pristiq combine the SSRI (Serotonin Specific Reuptake Inhibitor) of Prozac with an NRI (Norepinepherine Reuptake Inhibitor) with good effect.

  It's important to make physical activity and healthy lifestyle a part of your daily routine. Start with walking, increasing the duration and intensity of your sessions. Make better food choices, which along with exercise will contribute to your overall sense of accomplishment in self care.

  Find something you think you might enjoy and join a group who enjoys the same activity. There are lots of choices - check for groups in your area.

  Finally, be kind to yourself. Being part of a high control religious group like the JWs does a number on your self esteem, and if you are being shunned by people who you were once close to, that makes it all the worse.
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  Funeral this Saturday, looking for suggestions

  by Tameria2001 in

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  2. friends

  my husband will be going (unless he has to work) to his jw aunt's funeral this coming saturday (6-29-13).

  he will be riding up with one of his other aunts (not a witness).

  i refuse to go because i just hate those people that much, that if it were my mom's funeral i still would not go.

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  Hello David and Tameria

  JW funerals are the most dreadful thing to endure, even worse than the loss that you've experienced.

  Your loved one might get a few minutes' worth of mention in the preamble to describe her years of service to the congregation and her devotion to her family. The remainder of the talk will be a bona fide Infomercial targetting any non-JWs in attendance and inviting them to approach any JWs afterward if they are interested in learning more.

  The Funeral talk outline specifically states that "the talk need not exceed 30 minutes in length".

  It'll be more or less a wham bam thank you ma'am event; it is exceedingly rare for personal remembrances to be shared.

  I'm glad you're attending with non-JW relatives. They can help to buffer the shunning that might otherwise happen. If there is a family gathering afterward, expect to be excluded from it. In fact, you would probably be better off going out to dinner with your non-JW relatives so you can share memories of your aunt, because there won't be any of that going on with the JWs - they consider it to be an unseemly display of grieving.

  Having said all that, I'm hoping that your JW relatives will be the exception, rather than the rule.
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  Needed - a printable 2013 DC badge

  by venetian in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is anyone able to post this years dc badge for printing?.

  i'm a man with a plan .

  mawahhhhhhh!.

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  You could always buy an empty badge holder from Staples and put it on your jacket.

  Act surprised when someone points out that it's empty.
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  Help me plan a birthday party for a 'sort of' JW

  by skeeter1 in

  1. social
  2. family

  a relative and friend of mine is turning the monumental "60" in 3 weeks.

  he has "studied" with the jws since childhood, but never became a baptised member.

  something is holding him back .

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  Scully

  You know what... if he was committed to the JWs, he wouldn't have Studied™ with them throughout his entire adult life without getting Baptized™. Something isn't computing for him. Perhaps he isn't the model citizen that JWs claim to be and he therefore feels unworthy of going that extra step.

  But believe me, people who don't want their milestone birthday recognized don't go around announcing that their birthday is coming up soon.

  I like the idea of cupcakes. Then you're not making a "birthday cake" which might freak him out a bit. But you are making several dozen birthday cupcakes... the more the merrier!! ;)

  For birthday songs, you could go with the Beatles "Birthday" song or "Forever Young" by Rod Stewart, instead of the traditional Happy Birthday song, or choose from this playlist.

  If you're going to do a surprise, have someone take him fishing to occupy him for a few hours while you set up the party, and bring him back for a BBQ/birthday party. That way he gets to go fishing and then enjoy a meal and everyone's company afterward.
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  "I won't watch HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" because Neil Patrick Harris is gay"

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  that's what my jw mother said.

  folks, there are plenty of reasons not to watch how i met your mother, but a gay actor playing a straight part is not one of them.

  i should give her a list of known gay actors and ruin a bunch of movies and t.v.

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  I wonder if she'll watch Behind the Candelabra. After all Liberace was "special", plus Michael Douglas and Matt Damon are special, but not in the way Liberace was "special".

  I'm saying "special" in lieu of the other word because I don't want Liberace's estate "laughing all the way to the bank".
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  Four lines of verse from an American poet I'd never heard of . . .

  by nicolaou in

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  So our circle needs to be bigger than theirs??
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  Funny WT quote on blood transfusion = murder

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  *** w50 5/15 p. 159 letter ***.

  it is freely acknowledged that the fluid from a person of one type of blood may kill a person of another type of blood.

  if, now, you donated your blood, and your type of blood killed the person receiving the transfusion, would you be guilty of murder?

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  *** w50 5/15 p. 159 Letter ***

  It is freely acknowledged that the fluid from a person of one type of blood may kill a person of another type of blood. If, now, you donated your blood, and your type of blood killed the person receiving the transfusion, would you be guilty of murder? Or would the doctor or nurse that administered the transfusion be guilty of the murder? Would you not be at least an accessory to a murder?

  No court anywhere would make a blood donor legally responsible for the death of the recipient of a blood transfusion, let alone murder.

  An exception might be in the case of HIV or Hepatitis, where an infected individual knowingly donates their tainted blood, hoping to create a maelstrom of chaos in the blood donor system. It is a criminal offense in Canada to knowingly attempt to infect a sexual partner with HIV or hepatitis, especially if you do not inform them of your positive STI status.

  When you are hospitalized and in need of a blood transfusion, you are now required to sign a specific consent form stating that you understand the risks and benefits that have been explained to you by the physician. You assume liability for your choice to accept or refuse a blood transfusion. This does not absolve the hospital, its physicians or nurses from negligence or malpractice.

  In the case of an emergency, Universal Donor blood (Type O Negative) is always given, as it is the safest to use when time is of the essence. A person who is unconscious and has no medical directive to the contrary (no blood card, DNR, etc.) is assumed to want their life saved by whatever means possible. That is a basic tenet of laws relating to medical care.

  Donor blood goes through so much screening and preparation before it is administered to a patient - it is safer than it has ever been since transfusions have been used in medical practice. People who are HIV positive or who have a host of other medical conditions are denied the privilege of donating blood.

  The statement in the WT from the 50s is clearly trying to scare people away from being blood donors, by making them feel that they would be "bloodguilty" for any negative outcome from the use of their blood.
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  Do you think deception is always immoral?

  by The Quiet One in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as an example.

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  In the course of doing my job, I am required to maintain silence on confidential matters. These can be related to direct patient care as well as to hospital policies.

  I don't consider it being deceptive when I tell someone "I am not at liberty to discuss that with you", even though the person asking the question may consider it to be deceptive or hiding truthful information from them.

  I've had parents of a patient ask me about other babies in the nursery, and I've had to remind them about the Confidentiality Agreement that they sign when they first arrive in our NICU. One guy got really offended and gave me a look that could kill, and I just said, "You really should be paying attention to YOUR baby, and not the other babies. Any time you are asking about other babies, you aren't focused on your baby, and that isn't what your visit should be about." He claimed he was just making conversation with us, and I informed him that "making conversation" isn't part of my job, unless it specifically relates to his child, and that "making conversation" about other patients is none of his business.

  I'm not usually the mean nurse, btw. But some assholes people just need to be put in their place.
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  Flash mob at wedding

  by usualusername in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  unbelievable!.

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  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-23020504.

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  Scully

  Loved how the two old biddies walked out in the middle of it.

  No, it didn't happen at a Kingdom Hall. The OP is a Liar Liar Pants on Fire.

  

  I doubt one ever would happen at a KH, because if it did, there would be a Local Needs Talk™ denouncing the practice ASAP, as well as a notice in the Kingdom Ministry™ and at the District Conventions™ saying how it is not befitting True Christians™.

  In the Next Issue of Awake!
  Flash Mobs, are they for Christians??