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Every donor has a story
By: Vlad
on Sunday, November 2nd 2008 at 08:39:10 PM
Category: The Power of Anatomical Donation
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Recently I spoke to the next of kin of a gentleman who donated his body to support medical science. During this conversation I heard so many wonderful things about the donor that I was visibly moved. Of particular interest were the details of the many steps the family took to prepare for their loved ones death. As so many do the family began by contacting a few funeral homes to estimate the costs. One such funeral home happened to be one they were very familiar with. After a visit with the funer...
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Quotes on altruism, death & dying
By: Vlad
on Saturday, October 25th 2008 at 07:35:40 PM
Category: The Power of Anatomical Donation
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We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.~Mother Teresa
If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another. ~Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama
When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. When you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~Tibetan Buddhist saying
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. ~Albert Pike
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Top Ten Things You May Not Know About Whole Body Donation.
By: vlad
on Tuesday, October 21st 2008 at 01:17:11 PM
Category: The Power of Anatomical Donation
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Top ten things you may not know about whole body donation. This list is made up of the most common things we hear from families, donors and medical professionals with regards to anatomical donation.
10. To plastinate or not to plastinate. A body donation program from Heidelberg, Germany known as Bodyworlds in it's exhibit form, has created an exhibit of human bodies in various stages of motion and rest. This has given the general public a front row seat to view the endlessly f...
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