A Girl called Annie

"but you can call me whatever you want..."

September 21, 2005

Now, I've had the time of my life. No I never felt like this before.
Yes I swear it's the truth....and I owe it all to you.
I've been waiting for so long, now I've finally found someone to stand by me.
We saw the writing on the wall as we felt this magical fantasy.
Now with passion in our eyes there's no way we could disguise it secretly.
So we take each other's hand 'cause we seem to understand the urgency...
just remember you're the one thing I can't get enough of.

September 01, 2005

Who Has More Worth???
Three people are equally up in line, awaiting an operation that will save them from a very rare heart disease, however, a decision must be made that will allow 1 of the 3 to actually receive this operation the soonest. The other two may have to wait up to 2 months, in which they will probably not survive long enough. The first patient is a 20 year old girl who was forced into prostitution when she was 14. She is also a drug addict and has unprotected sex all the time. The second patient is a 30 year old mother of two young children. She is also a special needs teacher for very young children. The third patient is a 50 year old lawyer who's wife has recently died and he has 3 grown children. However, he has done many illegal things throughout his life that has made him a very rich man.
How should this decision be made? Are doctors allowed to evaluate this criteria and make a "valid" decision based on all this information? Can one person's life have more worth than someone else's? Should the decision be made randomly, like picking a name out of a hat?