http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23984857/ How do you think this woman is feeling this morning? You can't help but to feel complete sympathy for her.
Sympathy isn't what I have for her. Something is driving these guys to kill themselves. Don't say it's the heart... I'm thinking a nagging, whinning, *****ing, complaining, out of work, wife will do it to anyone.
I had to comment on this one. I work on organ and tissue recovery. In virginia Lifenet is one of the largest tissue banks in the country, and our organ transplant services saved over 450 lives last year alone. But while the surgeries are successful, sometimes the psyche is hurt. As a non-profit- we are able to spend a huge portion of our income on donor family services such as counseling and healing seminars. You would be amazed the amount of guilt that comes from a organ donation. For some people, the thought that someone had to die for you to be alive today is very unsettling. Thats where most of the counseling goes, for somepeople suffer from depression and anxiety about their new gift of life. Mentally it can be a challenge for donor recipients, for many constantly wonder- "am I worth more than the person who's heart or lung i have?", the lingering guilt can effect people for many years. while the jokes of the wife are humorous, and as mor said the heart comparison was invalid, let's take time and look at the person involved. Just reading the article you can feel the guilt he felt- Outreach to donor families is a long, well counseled process before direct connection is made. Then The feeling of rescueing the widow, buying a house, attempting to create for her the life and family she lost. But once that happens, he has an impossible role to fill, replacing the now idealized version of the former husband who's heart beats in his chest. That amount of guilt can be, and was, overwhelming.
