malaise
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Sat Aug-19-06 08:29 AM
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What's the latest on Sharon |
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Is his illness merely a political distraction for Olmert et al?
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Cooley Hurd
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Sat Aug-19-06 08:45 AM
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1. Last I heard, he had double pneumonia... |
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Edited on Sat Aug-19-06 08:46 AM by Cooley Hurd
...he must have the best doctors on the planet to have survived this long in the degraded condition he's in.
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Sat Aug-19-06 09:12 AM
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I watched my youngest sister die last year and when her kidneys failed, it was just a matter of time - three days to be precise. She worked in the medical field and had the best possible care. His survival defies medicine.
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Sat Aug-19-06 08:59 AM
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the "latest" is he's soon to be late. Matter of time, according to the specialists.
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Sat Aug-19-06 09:38 AM
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It's possible to keep someone "alive" indefinitely with the use of ventilators and such. They aren't really there...but they aren't being allowed to die as nature intended. Sharon himself has nothing to do with it at this point. Another excellent reason to have a Living Will.
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Sat Aug-19-06 12:11 PM
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5. Although no great fan of Israeli politics, I must say that |
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at least they know when their leader is brain-dead and institutionalize him; we haven't figured it out yet.
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Sun Aug-20-06 12:34 AM
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to the requirement for needing a recent news/op-ed article.
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Sun Aug-20-06 07:34 AM
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but I was overseas and hadn't heard anything since reports of double pneumonia and kidney failure Tuesday or Wednesday.
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