Organ Transplants

What are some current statistics on the number and kind of organs that are transplanted in the U.S.?

Are the rules/practices different outside the U.S.?

Metaphysically, have you become a different person if you have had an organ transplant (because you have some "foreign" part in you)?  Does one organ change you?  Does more than one?

Post-funeral processes

* green funerals
* cremation
* burial practices, especially non-Christian.
* trip to Spring Grove

current events (by Labor Day)

Please post your current events & commentary here.  Aim for responding to your classmates' postings about current events at least once every other week.

Note the Google alert below on this page.

Death & Dying around town

End of Life (EoL) Decisions in Cincinnati
http://wvxu.org/post/end-life-decisions-oldest-old

Part II of EoL in Cincinnati
http://wvxu.org/post/death-and-dying-part-2-end-life-decisions-oldest-old


Look!  A field trip for us. . . Death Cafes in Cincinnati:
http://wvxu.org/post/cincinnati-now-has-death-cafe-casual-conversations-about-death-and-dying

Facing Death video (due 26Aug14)

What was most surprising about the video?  What experiences have you which relate to the issues addressed in Facing Death?

(Respond to this post but also respond to the posts of 1-2 of your classmates).

Welcome & Introductions (Due 22 Sept 14)

Who are you and what do you expect from this class?
Please write 4-5 sentences about yourself, including academic, career, and personal goals relevant to our course in human nature with a focus on death & dying.

Then please ask questions and/or comment on the posts of at least two of your classmates.  Let's get to know each other.