BitterPillPusher2

Does the donor's family say you look like him now? And as a registered and vocal donor myself, I hope everyone who reads your story registers as a donor and makes their wishes known. We lost my beloved dad 8 years ago and donated his organs - what we could, anyway, as he was older and in poor health. He never specifically talked about donation, but he was such a generous soul in life, that we couldn't imagine him not wanting to do the same in death. We've never been contacted by any of the families who were recipients, but I would love to be. But I don't know if people who receive things like corneas ever even get that information. Anyway, sorry I hi-jacked your post. I'm glad you're doing well.

Along these same lines, has this incident changed you spiritually? Like did you not really believe in God before but do now?

Great video and explanation. Have you ever considered doing a video illustrating systemic sexism? Many of the biases women face mirror those of POC. Not being able to have credit in their own names until the 1970s, resumes with the same qualifications but a male name as opposed to female name getting more call-backs, the disparity in convictions and jail times between women who commit crimes against men and men who commit crimes against women, etc.

The video in the OP explained the history of systemic racism in our society. It did not address police brutality at all. Systemic sexism has a very similar history - laws keeping both groups financially disadvantaged, being denied education, etc. Examples of every day struggles are things like black men being rightfully afraid to walk down the street by themselves. So is every woman I know. The resume thing I pointed out is another good example. Because the OP's video on systemic racism is so good, I wondered if he considered doing one explaining systemic sexism as well.

Every area has tick borne disease. The problem I have with Fibromyalgia as a diagnosis is that we don't know what causes it. It's basically a catch-all for unexplained pain. Like I mentioned, many people are never tested for Lyme, and, if they are, the test is wildly inaccurate, especially if someone has had it for a while. There has to be reason why people get this condition. I don't think it's completely unreasonable for an infection to be he cause. There is no test for Fibromyalgia. It is a diagnosis made when they basically don't know what you have. And most people that have Fibromyalgia DO have increased inflammation markers, as do people with Lyme. It's frustrating that the medical community just says, "Well, you have Fibromyalgia. We don't have a test for it, we don't have a cure for it, we don't really have any treatments for it, and we don't know what causes it, but you'll just need to live with it for the rest of your life." That's not how medicine should work. I refused to accept that I couldn't get better, and kept questioning and seeking new doctors and information. If I would have just accepted that diagnosis (along with about 6 others they gave me), I would probably not even be functional right now.