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First off let me say that this thread was NOT started to bash JW's (despite what Trekkor decided to say in his PM to me). It was started to vent. Plain and simple. PPOT is a mostly anonymous forum where I feel like I (and others) can come to vent and get some feedback and sometimes encouragement. That's it.
I have no problem with the beliefs of JW's. If you want to believe that getting blood or eating pork or drinking or dancing will send you to hell then so be it, it's your belief. My frustration stems from the fact that JW's will accept full life support and yet refuse blood. It's a bit of an oxymoron. I will tell you from experience that close to 100% of the patients who spend a significant amount of time in the ICU come out anemic. Their bodies are sick and don't make red cells well, they are getting large amounts of IV fluids to support their blood pressure and organ functions and we are drawing blood often to monitor the intensive therapy they are getting. All this adds up to anemia. It seems a little odd to me to say "I want everything done, ventilator, dialysis, everything. I know all these things will lead to severe anemia...but you can't give me blood." The patient ends up going through a week or two of intensive care only to die from slowly progressive anemia. Why put him in the ICU in the first place then?
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Rick
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