tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post3134619395103059037..comments2024-03-28T08:43:05.375-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Fresh questions about Steve Jobs’ liver transplant have been raised..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91597276587916413092013-12-18T20:08:59.490-06:002013-12-18T20:08:59.490-06:00 I Had a liver tx in 07 I am a poor snook on medic... I Had a liver tx in 07 I am a poor snook on medicaid yet when my meld score zoomed to the top, so did my TA JOBS WAS A RICH MAN THAT LNEW ENUFF TO LIST IN SEPERATE REGIONS! THATS ALL!<br />markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07515260247132499826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86131049398417625692013-12-12T00:44:02.502-06:002013-12-12T00:44:02.502-06:00Jobs was a terrible candidate for a liver transpla...Jobs was a terrible candidate for a liver transplant. He waited way too long to get treatment and was almost certain to die within a short time, which he did. mcculloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168402889404727565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5149092794959780252013-12-11T23:13:05.416-06:002013-12-11T23:13:05.416-06:00Only suckers would donate body parts because just ...Only suckers would donate body parts because just such corruption. If the oligarchs want you or your loved ones organs let 'm write you a big check.Bayoneteerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478845573525918943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45012088808249819372013-12-11T22:34:27.744-06:002013-12-11T22:34:27.744-06:00Methinks he was using the Money-Talks-Bullshit-Wal...Methinks he was using the Money-Talks-Bullshit-Walks scoring model.A. Shmendrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18437428548437784745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85681709651901603712013-12-11T22:25:24.696-06:002013-12-11T22:25:24.696-06:00I'd be very much surprised if an inventive man...I'd be very much surprised if an inventive man with billions to burn couldn't come up with a way to game the system. I'd just take my surgeon along on a vacation to China. A trip to the Great Wall would definitely be on my bucket list.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54469494081905046892013-12-11T21:22:24.412-06:002013-12-11T21:22:24.412-06:00There's nothing you and I won't do
I'...<i>There's nothing you and I won't do<br /><br />I'll stop the world and MELD with you.</i>Wincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002449963597087316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72720681509844365022013-12-11T21:05:15.463-06:002013-12-11T21:05:15.463-06:00@tim maguire - Thanks!@tim maguire - Thanks!Biffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18077565129056607925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46014597420343086912013-12-11T15:43:42.088-06:002013-12-11T15:43:42.088-06:00Jobs also skirted California law by buying a new M...Jobs also skirted California law by buying a new Mercedes every month. He never had to put a license plate on his car. Always had a temporary plate.<br /><br />I suspect the ash try was never full as well.madAsHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149940549262340795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89094566524198984402013-12-11T15:41:43.035-06:002013-12-11T15:41:43.035-06:00When rich people stop dying, be worried.When rich people stop dying, be worried.Oso Negrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996629147239192401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58553302275433797442013-12-11T15:26:51.818-06:002013-12-11T15:26:51.818-06:00Biff, reminds me of a saying: just as there is no ...Biff, reminds me of a saying: just as there is no idea so stupid that no intellectual to support it, there is no act so heinous that no ethicist will insist on it.tim maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717622436074043099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1523243261188707862013-12-11T15:23:04.864-06:002013-12-11T15:23:04.864-06:00I thought "MELD" was for genetically mod...I thought "MELD" was for genetically modifying XCOM soldiers.<br /><br />Shockingly, people are willing to spend money to not die.NotWhoIUsedtoBehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568355742926021406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44378417234612839702013-12-11T15:09:15.308-06:002013-12-11T15:09:15.308-06:00I'm as much of an egalitarian as the next guy,...I'm as much of an egalitarian as the next guy, but some people deserve preferential treatment. Jobs was one of them. He created enormous wealth for the society he lived in, which in turn will provide funding for hospitals to save more lives. Amexpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04763282445910603419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58778460095954633922013-12-11T15:07:07.135-06:002013-12-11T15:07:07.135-06:00I've yet to meet a professional bioethicist, i...I've yet to meet a professional bioethicist, including the one mentioned in the article, who has not left me with the impression that they <i>wanted</i> to kill people.Biffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18077565129056607925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50426850834852575732013-12-11T15:01:33.468-06:002013-12-11T15:01:33.468-06:00The scoring system for determining priority in liv...The scoring system for determining priority in liver transplants is known by the acronym "MELD."<br /><br />I looked up "gaming MELD" on Google and got a bunch of articles about Canasta.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424384180201600935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26370296351821555972013-12-11T14:58:02.161-06:002013-12-11T14:58:02.161-06:00Did the doctor who performed the surgery decide wh...Did the doctor who performed the surgery decide who got the liver? I can't for the life of me think of a reason why he should. If so, that's a problem with the system.tim maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717622436074043099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29284784075355541912013-12-11T14:56:50.738-06:002013-12-11T14:56:50.738-06:00Jobs did a favor for a guy who tried to save his l...Jobs did a favor for a guy who tried to save his life?<br /><br />Or rich powerful Steve Jobs games Death Panel system?<br /><br />We are going to see a lot of these types of stories. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424384180201600935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80990007719393792632013-12-11T14:49:41.164-06:002013-12-11T14:49:41.164-06:00The local billionaire provided free housing to a j...The local billionaire provided free housing to a jazz trombonist for several years, because he likes jazz. The rich are different to you and me.Beloved Commenter AReasonableManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261862363663232noreply@blogger.com