So the national coverage of Brigham and Women's Hospital correctly refusing the heart transplant to a fucking moron antivaxxer (like they would if he refused any other part of the pre-and-post transplant therapy) has resulted in death threats to the hospital.
Nice going Jeb, you fucking piece of ****. I hope you're happy when some lunatic - fed by your endless stream of lies and mischaracterizations - goes and shoots someone in scrubs outside the hospital. Because, you know, mah rights!
Went round with a kid in his 20s the other day. He has 'researched deeply' while being thoroughly immersed in the silo. Had all the talking points- how dare they deny him when he is refusing an experimental drug, the vaccine is dangerous for cardiac patients. The Drs are breaking their Hippocratic oath of do no harm by denying this Pt. Kid is a perfect example of someone who is so ignorant they don't know they are ignorant. I couldn't help myself. Asked did he have a degree in this? I knew his degree was in CJ. No? well I have 2 and have worked with transplant pts, know folks who are on the transplant team and know candidates. Isn't that nice, he replied. Everyone claims to know someone and my degrees mean nothing if I am not willing to stick to the 'do no harm'.
Shared a link with info- he came back with he has reviewed all the AHA and CDC have published. He
knows what is right.
More comments about do they screen out people who smoke or drink??
Yes, they do.
How dare they claim people screen out if they smoke/drink to excess because you know the patients all lie. Its all a scam.
I must know that if I were adhering to the oath I had to admit he would get an organ. And Drs have no integrity.
Sure. If there were enough organs we could waste them on people who were likely to fail
and we had a way to protect against infectious disease but.... Welcome to healthcare- we don't do everyone gets a trophy (organ). Criteria is based on data collected over decades. His emotion doesn't override stats and medical evidence.
I made some comment that of course he won't be asking for medical help because they are so untrustworthy. (This kid has severe anaphylaxis with any exposure to certain allergens and has spent his fair share of time being saved by those pesky, lying Docs.)
Meanwhile I am reliving the times that patients died waiting, patients failed being a donor, patients had the transplant fail, patients
couldn't afford to donate or get the organ. And I have a guy I know commenting on my FB post (BBC article) who is waiting for an organ and listing all the things they have to agree to- appropriate- to get on the list.
The Orange Lump of Sh1t has a lot to answer for. He singlehandedly has made it acceptable to denigrate expertise, espouse harmful policies, actively promote stupid.
The kid I was messaging with is not a bad person. He is very ignorant and surrounded by people who prop up his ignorance and encourage it. When people say the GOP sheep will wake up- no. They won't. This is similar to the dynamic you see with abused defending the abusers. Rile up the outrage enough and they will never see they are being beaten to death.
This whole thing has me sick at heart.
