Re: do they really help ?
  By: Cindy Haglund to All on Mon Jan 07 2008 07:22 pm

 > This is a morbid topic. If you don't want to read a morbid topic
 > please skip it by and that'll be fine.

It's not that morbid.... but I will leave the warning on top.

 > The morbid topic is giving your body upon death to science.
 > 
 > I'm wondering if they have ever actually beneifed mankind this way
 > other than teaching new medical students anatomy.

I have a cousin with a rare condition called Marfan's syndrome.  He has been
aked to leave his body to science.  Marfan's syndrom is where the body attacks
the connective tissues and breaks down the bonds between practically
everything.

My cousin will be donating his body after death and has been told that the
study of the MRI's and etc that's already been done plus the dissection of his
body shortly after death will give science VOLUMES of information on how to
treat this awful condition.

 > After the body functions cease much information is lost.

Obviously they wanted it or they would not ask for it .  I don't think that
anything will be lost in this case.

Plus you have to remember that medical students practice surgery on cadavers. 
I would rather them practice on someone who is already dead than someone alive
that they could kill.

There are many who benefit from these donations.

Allen

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