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I got an email today from the Community
Education Coordinator of the Donor Network of Arizona. I had written him to ask the same questions I
did of all of you. The following are
recommendations he made to me for places to start. In fact, here’s the letter in its entirety: Rowan, here are the answers you seek She of course could be an organ donor and if she
cannot be or if all is donated then her body can then be transported to an
organization that does WHOLE BODY donation. Most people think you can
only do one or the other but you can do both. One does not affect the
other. She would just make the organization aware of her wishes and she
should be good to go. Here are the organizations I'm aware of in AZ that
do whole body donation. Life Legacy 1-888-774-4438 Science Care 602-331-3641 University
of Arizona 520-626-1801 Hope this helps you out. Have a great day. So. There you have it. The world is certainly full of interesting
possibilities. |
03/29/2007 | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Each Wednesday I go knit charity afghans at my local yarn store. And as you might guess, what with it being knitting & Arizona and all, most of the women there are significantly older than I. But I do enjoy the company and all the stories. As would have it, the conversation
yesterday turned to death. No, not to
the "Oh mah Gawd, it's so scary" kind, but rather the "I guess I'd better
figure out what to do with my body" kind. So as I sat there cranking out the squares, we discussed local mortuaries,
none of which are apparently acceptable, cremation vs. burial, and of course
organ donation. Yep, I was present after all. Well, somewhere along the line, the conversation took an odd turn. It seems that one of these women really doesn't want to "burden" her family with any financial obligation. You see, she's not close enough to them to feel she has the right, but not estranged enough for vindictiveness to factor in. Therefore, she's way into the idea of donation, but feels it's not ENOUGH. It turns out that she wants "them [some institution] to keep my body". So we discussed donating to scientific research. But after some research of our own, we found that even they only typically keep a body for three weeks or so. Then it's back to the family. (Organ donation is within a few days & allows for an open casket if desired, by the way.) At this point I'm about ready to tell her to sign up for BodyWorlds 4. I'm just at a loss for ideas. So it is that I turn to you, fair readers, for inspiration. Is there anyone among you who knows how this woman can dispose of her body/ashes for free? Something tasteful is preferred; however, she feels no need for it to end up in any specific local. Me, I want a green burial. Check it out. |
03/29/2007 in hobbies | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Never mind the geriatric driving conditions and the heat, now I've got Bozos like this guy to look out for.
Shall we examine this.
With a little luck they, too, will do the cops' jobs for them. |
thank you to Alibi.com
03/25/2007 in Current Affairs | Permalink | Comments (5)
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I mentioned in my last post that I’d been knitting.
“What?” You may ask? “Why would you want to participate in such an old lady activity?” And if you did, you’d only be mirroring the comments made by my loving, yet not always understanding husband. You see he thinks that knitting is a colossal waste of time. I have to keep reminding him that keeping fish is not my idea of a party, either. And we do all have our hobbies.
But honestly, I find that clicking the old sticks is immensely relaxing…at least most of the time. I have, though, been heard to chant "Damn, damn, damn!" if I drop a stitch and need to retrieve it. But I’m nothing compared to these women.
Personally, I think I make kind of cool stuff. Like my latest: The Alien Illusion Scarf. It’s knit so that the pattern can only be seen from certain angles. Pretty cool, huh? I’ve found a group of illusion knitters through Yahoo and am know learning how to graph my own designs for IK. I was thinking about a dishcloth with a resistance fist on it. I think I’d find that satisfying on so many levels. Meanwhile I am making Chris a cool camouflage earflap cap. Being the baja bug (sans sunroof) driver that he is, I think it’ll get a lot of use. I went online last night to find a pattern. I think I’ll use this one, only without the pom pom, and in desert colors. Then I can finally get around to what I want. And with my somewhat taciturn disposition, I think I’ll produce this lovely. Dontcha think it’s perfect for me? ... OK. As it turns out, Chris was a bit taken aback by reading my perception of his feelings re: knitting. According to him, "Knitting is not a colossal waste of
time." So, um, I guess fish can be kinda
cool, too. |
03/25/2007 in hobbies | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Didja miss me? Huh? Huh? I know. The internet was so boring without my perky presence that you were ALL sleeping on your keyboards. I feel like I've been gone forever. So I finally bit the bullet and signed back up. Writing is just such a great way to reflect upon the day. Well, Rowan, what's been going on, you may ask. Let's see:
Enjoy! |
03/23/2007 | Permalink | Comments (7)
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Yesterday was a pretty busy day around here. We got up bright and early so that we could have Maya at Sky Harbor Airport to go see her dad, Paris, for spring break. We were about 30 minutes into the 2 hour drive when I realized I'd left Maya's flight confirmation number at the house. So, knowing Paris would have it, I quickly called him up. I ended the call with, "So she takes off at 12:30ish. Cool." Just as the phone was cutting off I heard "11:30!" "What?!?" There was another volunteer there with us, Ruth. This was her first volunteer event. We had a nice time chatting and watching the empty space in front of us where people should have been milling about. Even so, we managed to sign up 10 new people in our four hour shift. All things considered, that was a great feat. So I feel pretty good about it. While Ruth and I worked the table, Chris did a lot of Kajsa entertaining. She got her face painted, rode a pony – and a roller coaster, and even participated in duck racing. Yep, PETA's probably gonna rail on me for authorizing such activities, but it is, well, what it is. Unfortunately, due to the lack of general public at this event, all the food vendors raised their prices excessively. Even a small bottle of water was $6.00. So we went without. Next time I'll know and bring a bunch of water with me. But we did stop at Albertson's on the way out of town to get stuff for a little car picnic on the drive home. We even stopped at Sunset Point rest area at just the right time. It was truly a good day.Kajsa's Kids Count 2007 on Vimeo |
03/11/2007 in adventures, family at large, Kajsa, kiddoes, Maya, Organ Donation | Permalink | Comments (0)
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