Kentucky man suffers from PTSD after waking up during organ harvesting procedure
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TJ Hoover was declared brain dead after suffering an overdose in October 2021, but his sister Donna Rhorer says doctors attempted to harvest his organs while he was still showing signs of life.

TJ Hoover was declared brain dead after suffering an overdose in October 2021, but his sister Donna Rhorer says doctors attempted to harvest his organs while he was still showing signs of life.

Rhorer says TJ’s eyes were open and tracking movement during his honor walk, when family members gather to say goodbye before organ donation surgery.

“Almost immediately as soon as his honor walk started, his eyes were opened, and they were tracking, looking around at the people that were there,” Rhorer said.

  • Univ3rse@lemmynsfw.com
    6112·
    2 days ago

    Makes me reconsider being an organ donor. They were trying to “euthanize” him to sell his organs. This was attempted murder for profit.

    • socphoenix@midwest.social
      471·
      2 days ago

      The sad thing is we desperately need people to stay organ donors if organ transplants that save lives are to stay a thing and these ethical catastrophes that should lead to mass arrests instead end with people leaving the registry and seemingly 0 consequences for the ghouls that caused the issue…

      It’s not unlikely this will cause shortages for people in need that was completely preventable due to greed and capitalism.

      • enkers@sh.itjust.works
        211·
        2 days ago

        Spot on. I’ve had my donor registration sitting on my desk for the last few years, and I’ve been deliberating on it because I don’t trust capitalism not to create perverse incentives and do fucked up shit just like this.

        That, and I don’t want my remains to just be a tool to help fund some CEO’s yacht.

        Reading this, I feel even more justified in my concern, and it definitely could affect my ultimate decision.

        • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
          22·
          2 days ago

          If you’ve had it for years sitting there you where never going to sign it.

      • Hawke@lemmy.world
        19·
        2 days ago

        Not only that but the reduction in organ supply will be a windfall for shareholders! I see this as an absolute win! USA, USA!

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
      82·
      2 days ago

      i once posted a question on another forum a while ago about organ donation, what if we can decide which organs go to which persons, so it would mitigate some of these issues,

      • over_clox@lemmy.world
        26·
        2 days ago

        If you can decide where your organs go, wouldn’t you decide to keep them for yourself? Dude wasn’t brain dead they say…

        • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
          65·
          1 day ago

          That it would be horrible to deny people a chance at life because you read a shitty clickbait article

          • winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            42·
            1 day ago

            I have heard other anecdotes of doctors pushing families into cutting support so they can use the organs. Seems plausible to me

            • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
              52·
              1 day ago

              Yes this sort of bullshit is why lots of people die needlessly. Some lie that a friend of a friend supposedly “knew”. It’s conspiracy nonsense that would only ever make a shred of sense if the doctor pushing for it personally knew the recipient and also knew they were a match. Not saying it’s never happened but calling it dubious is too kind.

    • MTK@lemmy.world
      121·
      2 days ago

      Oh common, there are plenty of murder attempts at you for profit!