I agree with you, I was just sharing what I knew of the process. My grandpa was rejected in a different state, but they were kind enough to cremate him for us.
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There are a few reasons that I know of: Heavy bodies are more difficult to move, fat bodies take longer to dissect, and large bodies don’t always fit on the (usually decades-old) tables.
I think that weight is a disqualification that’s been changing in recent years, because even in Europe bodies are starting to trend larger. But it’s still something to keep in mind if you live in like Mississippi and think the University of Mississippi will take your 350 pound grandpa when he passes on.
I think it’s implying the opposite, that they abused their body so much during life that they no longer qualify to be donated. Weight is one of the major disqualifiers for whole-body donation.
The vast majority of bodies go to medical institutions for surgical training, with a smaller percent going to research
The quote also says it was a professor at Columbia, which is one of the universities the administration has been bullying lol
I have a cousin named Kirsten, it’s pronounced like kur-stin. She’s the only Kirsten I’ve met that pronounces it that way
FoxyFerengi@startrek.websiteto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Is anyone NOT steaming their Music?3·14 days agoI feel like Spotify’s recommendations have seriously gone downhill in the last two or three years. Most of the new music I actually like I’ve found in music comms on Lemmy
FoxyFerengi@startrek.websiteto What is this thing?@lemmy.world•what are these books?English11·16 days agoThe bottom one is in Dutch
Aurelius Augustinus Belijdenissen
I assume the first one is too, but having a hard time making it out
Edit: top one is Mis En Vesperboek
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FoxyFerengi@startrek.websiteto People Twitter@sh.itjust.works•Or maybe a suit of armor or a sand pendulum?7·21 days agoI have a 9 foot cat tower that is tensioned into place against the ceiling. My 14 pound cat flies on and off it like the floor is lava, and it hasn’t budged yet
I’m aware of that. I am not sure why you told me to watch that video when I was trying to figure out why they chose folinic acid supplements specifically. Because folic acid and folinic acid can really make people with MTHFR deficiency sick, and for some it also worsens their autism symptoms.
My brain doesn’t handle videos very well, what’s the summary?
I think this is based on poor understanding of genetics. A lot of neurodivergent people have mutations in a gene (MTHFR) that deals with processing folate, but that doesn’t mean they have reduced folate by itself. But, taking folic acid if you have decreased ability to process it can actually cause health problems. I’m not sure what the difference is for folinic acid, but this just all sounds very pharma-bro and unscientific to me
FoxyFerengi@startrek.websiteto Android@lemdro.id•Murena's HIROH Phone is a premium smartphone that runs de-Googled Android & has privacy kill switchesEnglish1·22 days agoI was looking at manufacturer prices, but I also just realized I was converting the wrong currency.
I’m terrible at math so I really shouldn’t have commented lol
FoxyFerengi@startrek.websiteto Android@lemdro.id•Murena's HIROH Phone is a premium smartphone that runs de-Googled Android & has privacy kill switchesEnglish12·22 days agoDefinitely pricy. For comparison, with the coupon it’s still more than a Samsung Galaxy S25 and an IPhone 17 Pro.
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FoxyFerengi@startrek.websiteto Foxes@lemmy.world•In honor of Mikayla Raines on National Fox DayEnglish3·27 days agoMy understanding is that there were people she knew personally involved, like other rescues as you said, and they spread the harassment through reddit/TikTok. But, we all know how insane reddit can be when there’s a “cause”. It got intense quickly
FoxyFerengi@startrek.websiteto Foxes@lemmy.world•In honor of Mikayla Raines on National Fox DayEnglish11·27 days agoSuicide after a vicious bullying/harassment campaign on reddit. I think some of the criticisms of her rescue are valid, but should not have risen to the level of harassment and bullying that the snark community engaged in
I identify as antifa, how do I collect my left-wing billionaire money?