Let's try my hand at this sentimental bullshit....

Asked By: queenfishdee 22-25, F 5 months ago

If you were terminally ill and you could give your heart to a donor who would you choose :

7 year old girl with well to do parents

or

High school teacher of modest income and father of two.

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Posted by ChipmunkErnie Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:25PM

At my age I assume the heart has a limited life, so the teacher

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Posted by KimmieDelta Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:28PM

we're assuming they are both equally a match and the choice is mine to make.

i'd choose the teacher

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Reply by queenfishdee Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:29PM

yeah, we are assuming that the only factor at hand is who gets it but it's a good rationalization nontheless.
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Posted by 11knaves11 Mar 26th, 2013 at 12:17PM

Damn girl your messing with my che'

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Posted by Indie42 Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:31PM

The high school teacher. My heart may not last through another complete lifetime.

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Reply by queenfishdee Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:32PM

people keep talking about "heart lifetime", what about the posibilities of not leaving 2 kids orphaned?
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Reply by Indie42 Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:33PM

That's why I chose the father. My heart physically could give him what he needs, but to start at 7 again?
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Posted by BamPow Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:28PM

I would want it to go to the person who had the highest likelihood of being a compatible match for my heart and who had the highest likelihood of surviving the procedure to resume a normal life. In other words, I would want the experts to make the best medical decision, because I wouldn't want to be in a position to choose life for one and death for the other. I'd want the decision to be analytical and made by those trained to calculate those risks and odds.

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Reply by queenfishdee Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:30PM

well, that's a way to dogde the question. Say all what you have said is true and in the end the doctors give you two names with 99,9 chance of survival after the procedures, who will it go to?
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Reply by BamPow Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:34PM

Then my next question to the doctors would be which of the two could last longer to wait for the next heart without the transplant and which would have the highest likelihood of finding another match. I make my decisions analytically, so I would just keep asking questions until the information made the choice obvious.
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Posted by Hermey Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:26PM

This game sucks. But I guess in some fashion or another, someone has to play this game because there are only so many good organs to go around. What a crappy job that'd be.

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Reply by queenfishdee Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:28PM

This is a game with no winners. You always end up ruining someone's life. Very pathos-y.
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Posted by pedrohedgerow Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:26PM

Id auction it and give the proceeds to my loves,the animals.

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Reply by queenfishdee Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:27PM

Hmm, profiting from misery? I haven't thought of such an option.
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Reply by pedrohedgerow Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:32PM

absolutely,the misery we have brought to the creatures of this world is a tidal wave of pain against the bare ripple they have caused us.gimme the dosh.
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Posted by SamanthaLau Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:24PM

The kid.

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