Guest guest Posted March 2, 2002 Report Share Posted March 2, 2002 Sally, Gosh, I was wondering about your first brain donation email, thought you were going to donate yours ) (now). Hugs, Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2002 Report Share Posted March 2, 2002 Sally, Gosh, I was wondering about your first brain donation email, thought you were going to donate yours ) (now). Hugs, Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2002 Report Share Posted March 2, 2002 Bill Actually it would be the only way I would get into Harvard!! My # 1 daughter tends to think I don't use my brain so she would agree I could go ahead and do it now. Umm... wonder how she thinks she got to the place she is at now without me using my brain. I'm always amazed that my super-smart daughter, the nurse, is the one who gets the most upset when I start doing research in medical areas. She says that's what we pay Dr to do and the average person doesn't know enough about the real medical side of things and we should stay out of it. Needless to say, we clash head on about this so I try to side step it as much as I can as we will never agree on it. Of course she is also the one who can't believe I actually teach this stuff. What amazes me is how little she does know about some stuff she should know. I always tease her about the fact that she must have skipped all those classes as a college student that I teach. When she was studying for her nursing boards I couldn't believe how little she knew about human development and psychology and it upset her to no end when I could answer more of her questions than she could. It didn't take long before she refused to let me help her study. Aren't children great !!!! Sally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2002 Report Share Posted April 21, 2002 They will give you a full autopsy report including what it truly was. It will take up to 2 to 3 months normally. You may receive a statement earlier than that telling you what he died from but the paperwork should come within 3 months. I would not contact the doctor unless you feel you really need to talk with him. He will send the results when they are available. Take care of yourself, the next several months will be hard ones. Make sure you do allow yourself time to grieve. Sally in KS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2002 Report Share Posted April 21, 2002 , Yes, you will know whether or not he had MSA. I understand your needing to know for sure - I felt the same way when Mother passed away. It gave me such a sense of relief knowing for sure she had MSA. It took a couple of months before I received any information but I received a full autopsy report from Vanderbilt. I would only contact the doctor if I hadn't heard anything in a couple of months. Hang in there and know you are in my thoughts. Latham Nashville, TN On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 15:26:00 -0700 (PDT) M Bruner mjwb1@...> writes: > As I mentioned last week, we donated my father's brain > to Mayo Clinic for MSA research. For those of you who > have done this, do you know if they will be able to > let me know for certain whether or not he had MSA? For > some reason, I really need to know. Also, how long > does it take to get the results? I plan to contact the > Dr. myself tomorrow, but thought some of you might be > able to shed some light on this for me. > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2002 Report Share Posted April 21, 2002 , Yes, you will know whether or not he had MSA. I understand your needing to know for sure - I felt the same way when Mother passed away. It gave me such a sense of relief knowing for sure she had MSA. It took a couple of months before I received any information but I received a full autopsy report from Vanderbilt. I would only contact the doctor if I hadn't heard anything in a couple of months. Hang in there and know you are in my thoughts. Latham Nashville, TN On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 15:26:00 -0700 (PDT) M Bruner mjwb1@...> writes: > As I mentioned last week, we donated my father's brain > to Mayo Clinic for MSA research. For those of you who > have done this, do you know if they will be able to > let me know for certain whether or not he had MSA? For > some reason, I really need to know. Also, how long > does it take to get the results? I plan to contact the > Dr. myself tomorrow, but thought some of you might be > able to shed some light on this for me. > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2002 Report Share Posted April 21, 2002 , Yes, you will know whether or not he had MSA. I understand your needing to know for sure - I felt the same way when Mother passed away. It gave me such a sense of relief knowing for sure she had MSA. It took a couple of months before I received any information but I received a full autopsy report from Vanderbilt. I would only contact the doctor if I hadn't heard anything in a couple of months. Hang in there and know you are in my thoughts. Latham Nashville, TN On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 15:26:00 -0700 (PDT) M Bruner mjwb1@...> writes: > As I mentioned last week, we donated my father's brain > to Mayo Clinic for MSA research. For those of you who > have done this, do you know if they will be able to > let me know for certain whether or not he had MSA? For > some reason, I really need to know. Also, how long > does it take to get the results? I plan to contact the > Dr. myself tomorrow, but thought some of you might be > able to shed some light on this for me. > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2002 Report Share Posted May 20, 2002 Hi Aletta, Yes according to the information on the Vanderbilt site, viewing would still be possible. http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/gcrc/adc/brain.html Hugs, Pam brain donation > For the sake of my offspring, I wanted to donate my brain. If it is > genetically linked or as a result of a common exposure, better they should > know. If the rest of you should benefit as well, it is an even sweeter > deal. My daughter did express concern that the body would still be > viewable - does anyone know? > > aletta mes > vancouver, bc Canada > web: http://aletta.0catch.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 Yes, the body is still view able. Judy Aletta Mes wrote: > For the sake of my offspring, I wanted to donate my brain. If it is > genetically linked or as a result of a common exposure, better they should > know. If the rest of you should benefit as well, it is an even sweeter > deal. My daughter did express concern that the body would still be > viewable - does anyone know? > > aletta mes > vancouver, bc Canada > web: http://aletta.0catch.com > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > > shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 Yes, the body is still view able. Judy Aletta Mes wrote: > For the sake of my offspring, I wanted to donate my brain. If it is > genetically linked or as a result of a common exposure, better they should > know. If the rest of you should benefit as well, it is an even sweeter > deal. My daughter did express concern that the body would still be > viewable - does anyone know? > > aletta mes > vancouver, bc Canada > web: http://aletta.0catch.com > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > > shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 Aletta, Yes, the body should still be viewable. I remember Nan Todd telling us that when Jim died his brain was donated. (Jim was very active on this list, but I think it was before you joined.) Nan had similar concerns but said it was not a problem. Carol & Rob Lexington, MA > For the sake of my offspring, I wanted to donate my brain. If it is > genetically linked or as a result of a common exposure, better they should > know. If the rest of you should benefit as well, it is an even sweeter > deal. My daughter did express concern that the body would still be > viewable - does anyone know? > > aletta mes > vancouver, bc Canada > web: http://aletta.0catch.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 It wasn't a problem with my father, either. --- cblanger49 carol.langer@...> wrote: > Aletta, > > Yes, the body should still be viewable. I remember > Nan Todd telling > us that when Jim died his brain was donated. (Jim > was very active on > this list, but I think it was before you joined.) > Nan had similar > concerns but said it was not a problem. > > Carol & Rob > Lexington, MA > > > > > > For the sake of my offspring, I wanted to donate > my brain. If it > is > > genetically linked or as a result of a common > exposure, better they > should > > know. If the rest of you should benefit as well, > it is an even > sweeter > > deal. My daughter did express concern that the > body would still be > > viewable - does anyone know? > > > > aletta mes > > vancouver, bc Canada > > web: http://aletta.0catch.com > > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > > shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 Hi Aletta, Gwen's brain and spinal cord were donated to Vanderbilt. There was no problem with the viewing, no visible signs at all. Hugs to you! Don Summers brain donation > For the sake of my offspring, I wanted to donate my brain. If it is > genetically linked or as a result of a common exposure, better they should > know. If the rest of you should benefit as well, it is an even sweeter > deal. My daughter did express concern that the body would still be > viewable - does anyone know? > > aletta mes > vancouver, bc Canada > web: http://aletta.0catch.com > > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > > shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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