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I'm really sorry to hear this, Union. I didn't realize that a hospital could make such a decision. Is there some way of appealing it? It seems like with a family match waiting, they would want to get the transplant done ; but I don't have much medical experience. I'll be sending healing thoughts toward your mom and your family. Unfortunately, doctors can turn down people for surgery if they think that person has certain health issues that can lead to serious complications or even death of the patient. If there's a high chance her cousin could die from the surgery due to some medical issues she has, then they can turn it down. I can't imagine a decision like that is easy. But I understand why a doctor wouldn't want the death of a patient to be on their head if they approve someone for surgery who could be a serious risk. It's more my mother's health that is the risk. She is a small frail woman and has been turned down by local hospitals. So over the last year we went to the Cleveland Clinic to see if they'd give her a shot. They expect her to be at risk if she has the surgery. But she's even more likely she'd die by continuing dialysis for however long. I bet she could keep going a few more years, but a transplant could keep her around another 10-15. If only there was some sort of waiver that we could sign where we promise not to sue or seek any recourse if she died in surgery (unless there was gross negligence). Many of her doctors here actually say she's good to go and have vouched for her. We'd be willing to take the risk of surgery over the certainty of the alternative. Union, I'm very sorry your mother and your family are having to go through this. I worked at the UCSF Kidney & Liver Transplant Clinic for a a couple of years and learned a bit about the transplant process. If your mother isn't in good health (kidneys aside) then yes, she is at much more of a risk to die during surgery. But post-surgery, a transplant recipient will spend the rest of their life taking immunosuppressive drugs to ensure their body does not reject the transplanted organ. If an unhealthy or frail person is immunosuppression then it is very possible they might contract an illness that will kill them. It was my understanding that a person in kidney failure could live indefinitely on dialysis. Am I wrong?

I loved the Obama fist bump

On the CA tour I ended up in the first and second rows because I bought my tickets literally the second they went on sale. For R40 I was out of the country when they went on sale so I got them from StubHub. The thing is, one you go front row you can't go back :D (Plus, it being their last tour there was no "maybe I'll get first row next time".)

I also had the same observation, but in Neil's defense, A) he lives in a different place than the other guys and B) ever since Neil's family tragedies, Ged and Alex kind of run things from the public eye perspective, so it wouldn't be surprised if Neil's involvement with the doc was handled on his own terms, for lack of a better phrase. Yes, I agree completely.

It is the perfect last song on a last album; the end of their career.

Another telling thing... Through the film, as they are counting down to the last show, Geddy & Alex have an attitude of "Oh drat, only one more show to go :( " while Neil said "Oh my god, I still have to do one more show".

If you've seen the documentary and/or read Neil's book you know the answer to this is: NO. Geddy also specifically said Rush will not go on unless it is the three of them.

Hey, Gina! It was fun to point out to my buddy that I kmew the hot girl in the front row! And of course seeing Greyfriar was a hoot! Was that Duff holding up the poster right before Working Man? No, he didn't have a poster at the show. We can probably find him on the DVD, though.

I just got home from the show. Our theatre was not very full at all; less than half full. The movie itself was emotional, and yes, they are telling us things are definitely over. The only TRFers I recognized were me (in the intro, front row, Alex's side) and Greyfriar (in the credits, pokes his head in from the right side). Well, I do know there were many TRFers in the crowd shots of the LA show, but you'd need to pause a DVD in order to have the time to see us. Tom Healey, I'll look for you on the DVD :)

Nice to have you back, GM!

Earthquakes

Well, it's not like the band is getting all that money. Probably at least half of it will go directly to the theatre. Large chunks will go to the distributors, filmmakers, management, etc. Maybe the band will get a dollar a ticket...for a movie showing for one night in a limited release. Not exactly what you want to plan your retirement fund around!

We'll tell you in a few hours :)

Maybe this a question for motorcycle people. If you had a foot problem, would you continue to ride, knowing it could present a safety hazard? I mean if you were about to retire and want to stay with your family in peace and quiet, why stay on the bike? When I had my motorcycle it was my primary mode of transport and I rode it rain or shine. However, my commute was just within the city so I never rode on the highway in the rain. There's a saying in the m/c world: "Every rider crashes, it's just a question of when." I was happy to stop riding (regularly) before I had an injury accident. Safety was a priority with me, as it seems to be with Neil, according to his writing. But his actions say otherwise. If you are in pain (or sick and not able to react quickly, etc.) then you shouldn't be riding. Neil describes the foot issue in more detail in his latest book, and what he said was basically: this was going to be the last time he did a long m/c trip and he didn't want to miss any of it. Personally, I think that is being stubborn to the point of stupid. A few days off the bike probably would have done him a world of good and avoided a lot of pain.

Whatchu talkin' bout, Willis? (I think I know, but want to make sure.) Sub-forum titles like Grand Designs in bold when nothing new is posted. I hope that makes sense. It's wasn't a yuuuuge deal so I held off pestering you aboot it. I was trying to keep those forum titles in bold, even when there were no new posts. I just liked it with all the titles looking the same. And you have the tinker toy icons to tell you when there were no new posts. But SOCN's title was giving me problems (don't know why) so I abandoned the idea. Ooooo! Tinker toys....! *pat-pat-pat* I used to LOVE those before they went PLASTIC. Lincoln logs also! http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Cowboy%20lasso%20Banana.gif Those are plastic now? Where's the "What pissed you off?" thread?

I don't know about you, but I'm always happy when I'm mistaken as a non-American while travelling because that means I don't fit the stereotype. Traveling is different. Those stereotypes end when the vacation ends. I've lived here over a decade and they don't stop even though I'm acquainted with half of the people feeding me these stereotypes. Believe me, there's no way you'd like this stuff because not all of it is just lack of experience/knowledge. There's a lot of backhanded (compliment) stuff being spewed. And it's not just what is said, it's HOW it's said (which I can't accurately demonstrate in type). My skin's pretty thick but some of this bullshit got old ages ago. :(

The songs were heavy enough on their own. All that extra noise added nothing positive whatsoever. In fact, I'd say Rush paid Nick R good money to literally strangle the life out of their songs. Listen to the mix on the Caravan/BU2B single that came out prior to the album. SO much better! It's the way the whole thing should've sounded. Exactly. Thoes single versions are a million times better. yea Nick sucked the life out of those and everyhing else. Mick He did produce a really great Evanescence album the year before which sounds great...and Trivium- The Crusade...which sounds great... i should mention. he CAN be a good producer. Snakes ana Arrows sounded good, he's done a bunch of other stuff that sounded great. So i know he can be good. don't know what happened here, lol Mick I've heard his production on S&A, CA, Ghost's Infestissumam, and Mastodon's Once More 'Round the Sun, and only S&A sounds good. I'm not a fan. Out of all those albums I like S&A the least. But then again, I'm listening to the songs, and not the production.

You East Coast people will probably be home and posting before us West Coast people ever leave for the show :D

I'm not a baseball fan but I'm happy the Cubbies won. Go, underdogs! Go, Underdog! RUSH ARE THE UNDERDOG OF THE MUSIC WORLD. Signed, Sweet Polly Purebred

Hey Tick, what post # are you at now?

I don't know about you, but I'm always happy when I'm mistaken as a non-American while travelling because that means I don't fit the stereotype.

Your new title is "Babycat's Nemesis".

He started this thread so we all could suggest titles :) I've come up with the member titles for about a dozen different people on this forum. For each one, I sent a PM to 73. Just sayin. ;) I was told this, about this thread, and that a person 'earned' their title, so I've been patiently waiting for my FINAL ACHIEVEMENT To be 'put into place' as it were. Get to WORK ILSnwdog!!! My life is INTERRUPTED, dood! http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Banana%20in%20yellow%20baseball%20cap.gif Oh, you've earned your title!

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