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Posted by kellyR. on July 1, 2000, at 21:50:15
Last month i signed up to be a brain donor for the Harvard Psychiatry brain collection,I thought that since meds now don't seem to work well that i could some how help someone elses that has the same problems as me. so i was thinking would anyone do this?why? or why not?
Posted by KarenB on July 2, 2000, at 0:40:43
In reply to Became a brain donor, posted by kellyR. on July 1, 2000, at 21:50:15
Donate my brain? Only AFTER I am deceased. Any sooner would be just too great a sacrifice:) There again, on days like today, it may have been an unexpected blessing.
But seriously...WHY NOT donate your brain, along with anything else that may be helpful to others? It's not as if you'll be needing those items after you die.
Karen
Posted by shar on July 2, 2000, at 2:22:52
In reply to Became a brain donor, posted by kellyR. on July 1, 2000, at 21:50:15
Yessiree--when do they want it?
I already have an organ donation card I carry with me, and a living will, so if someone can use my brain for anything, why not?
I would just want to make sure that I got cremated as I have requested, and I don't end up in transit from lab to lab forever.
It is a good way to help, and a generous thing for you to do. If you choose to.
Shar
> Last month i signed up to be a brain donor for the Harvard Psychiatry brain collection,I thought that since meds now don't seem to work well that i could some how help someone elses that has the same problems as me. so i was thinking would anyone do this?why? or why not?
Posted by Johnturner77 on July 3, 2000, at 12:48:29
In reply to Re: Became a brain donor » kellyR., posted by shar on July 2, 2000, at 2:22:52
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> > Last month i signed up to be a brain donor for the Harvard Psychiatry brain collection,.....Wow! Great! you've got one! :-) Actually I think there is a brain in my head too..... But a mind?...thats another story...Maybe thats why I keep looking for better meds! :-)
"Of all the things I've lost I missed my mind the most". Actually its been missing so long I miss my tools more...
Posted by noa on July 3, 2000, at 13:12:50
In reply to Re: Became a brain donor, posted by Johnturner77 on July 3, 2000, at 12:48:29
OK, this is something I hadn't really though about. I am signed up as an organ donor on my license, but have never though about specifying my brain for research on depression. I just imagined they would use what they needed for transplantation. I would think you would have to make it known that your brain is designated for some research organization. Do they really need our brains? If so, I would want to sign up. I think it might be against my religion to do so, other than for immediate transplant purposes to help people who are gravely ill (and Lord knows they don't want MY brain!!). I would be interested in knowing more about whether brain researchers really need depressed brains for research, and if my brain could really contribute, I would agree to donate.
Posted by shar on July 3, 2000, at 22:06:32
In reply to Re: Became a brain donor, posted by Johnturner77 on July 3, 2000, at 12:48:29
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> > > Last month i signed up to be a brain donor for the Harvard Psychiatry brain collection,.....
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> Wow! Great! you've got one! :-) Actually I think there is a brain in my head too..... But a mind?...thats another story...Maybe thats why I keep looking for better meds! :-)
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> "Of all the things I've lost I missed my mind the most". Actually its been missing so long I miss my tools more...
Posted by paul on July 4, 2000, at 0:59:50
In reply to Became a brain donor, posted by kellyR. on July 1, 2000, at 21:50:15
does this mean i have to find the RECIEPT AND WARRANTY CARD for the damn thing???
pcl
Posted by noa on July 5, 2000, at 6:49:12
In reply to Great Quote, John ! (nm) » Johnturner77, posted by shar on July 3, 2000, at 22:06:32
A bit of a tangent, but it reminds me of Dan Quayle's version of the Negro College Fund's motto (A mind is a terrible thing to waste): As Quayle put it, "What a terrible thing it is not to have a mind."
Posted by kazoo on July 6, 2000, at 0:34:30
In reply to Became a brain donor, posted by kellyR. on July 1, 2000, at 21:50:15
> Last month i signed up to be a brain donor for the Harvard Psychiatry brain collection,I thought that since meds now don't seem to work well that i could some how help someone elses that has the same problems as me. so i was thinking would anyone do this?why? or why not?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hey, do they pay you FIRST?
This brain don't come cheap either, you know!
After all, it took me decades of chemicalization to fry this noggin just right.Greetings to kellyR.
kazoo
Posted by harry b. on July 6, 2000, at 12:12:54
In reply to Re: Became a brain donor / WHERE'S THE CHECK?, posted by kazoo on July 6, 2000, at 0:34:30
> Hey, do they pay you FIRST?
> This brain don't come cheap either, you know!
> After all, it took me decades of chemicalization to fry this noggin just right.
>It's in the mail.
***Special limited time offer for donors :
bonus bucks if you have a lobotomy within the next
30 days*****
Posted by Janice on July 6, 2000, at 23:39:42
In reply to Became a brain donor, posted by kellyR. on July 1, 2000, at 21:50:15
Hi Kelly R,
I'm not sure if you're still following this thread.
I'm just curious, did they approach you because of your mental health problems?In other words do they want your brain because of your mental illnesses.
Janice
hope you're fine
Posted by Kath on July 7, 2000, at 10:18:18
In reply to Re: Became a brain donor / WHERE'S THE CHECK? » kazoo, posted by harry b. on July 6, 2000, at 12:12:54
Gotta' love the humour displayed by fellow-Babblites!! I needed those smiles. Thx
Kath
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