Transplant Thanksgiving

Wonderfully written!

Nice story... But, complete fantasy.. An ER nurse who works in the OR? ONE surgeon removing all organs? It takes 12 hours? From ER admission to organ donation in one shift? A soldier with liver failure? Let's break this down...From Level 1 GSW to organ donor in the time it takes to get dressed???ER nurse who also works in the OR ...... sounds like a small community hospital NOT a place that would do it's own organ retrieval...Organs are removed by surgeons who specialize in those organs.. They are organ retrieval teams that fly out to get the organs.. Tissue typing and finding a match for a recipient takes a LOT longer than one shift...An active duty soldier would have been medically retired LONG before he needed a liver transplant.No organ retrieval on this planet takes 12 hours...A puppy??? Really?

Geez...

Quote from ruler of kolobNice story... But, complete fantasy.. An ER nurse who works in the OR? ONE surgeon removing all organs? It takes 12 hours? From ER admission to organ donation in one shift? A soldier with liver failure? Let's break this down...From Level 1 GSW to organ donor in the time it takes to get dressed???ER nurse who also works in the OR ...... sounds like a small community hospital NOT a place that would do it's own organ retrieval...Organs are removed by surgeons who specialize in those organs.. They are organ retrieval teams that fly out to get the organs.. Tissue typing and finding a match for a recipient takes a LOT longer than one shift...An active duty soldier would have been medically retired LONG before he needed a liver transplant.No organ retrieval on this planet takes 12 hours...A puppy??? Really?

Post it as fiction...I actually do anesthesia for liver, kidney and kidney transplants.. I have more than a passing familiarity with the process...The process to asses brain death takes quite a while...It is fiction,,

Another great one canes...wow.

Quote from ruler of kolobPost it as fiction...I actually do anesthesia for liver, kidney and kidney transplants.. I have more than a passing familiarity with the process...The process to asses brain death takes quite a while...It is fiction,,

canesdukegirl....I really enjoy your stories....keep it up! Loved it!

Beautiful Canes! Your stories always make me cry!

Canes, you have a remarkable gift of writing and taking the reader to the actual event, where one can feel the emotions, and experience the full sensations, as if present. Please continue to let your light shine.

From what I understand, canesdukegirl writes creative nonfiction based on personal experiences. Just because the story ends with her going home 12 hours later does not indicate that the organ harvest took that long. ruler of kolob, mind your business- no need to pick holes in canesdukegirl's work.

...and canesdukegirl, keep writing! <3