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Miss Shark
04-10-2008, 04:03 PM
I thought this was a thought provoking story. There is way more to it than my flippant food for thought excerpt.

I was given a young man's heart - and started craving beer and Kentucky Fried Chicken. My daughter said I even walked like a man

Because I was the first person in the state to have such an operation, there was a lot of publicity, and two reporters came to the hospital to interview me.

One asked: "Now that you've had this miracle, what do you want more than anything else?" "Actually," I replied, "I'm dying for a beer right now." I was mortified that I had given such a flippant answer, and also surprised.

I didn't even like beer. But the craving I felt was specifically for the taste of beer.

Donor: Claire Sylvia received a heart transplant from teenager Tim Lamirande

For some bizarre reason, I was convinced that nothing else in the world could quench my thirst.

That evening, an odd notion occurred to me: maybe the donor of my new organs, this young man from Maine, had been a beer drinker.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=558256&in_page_id=1774
sway2sway
04-10-2008, 05:37 PM
that's amazing and beautiful.

I'm kinda interested in the book now, be cool if it had a science component to it as well.
Miss Shark
04-10-2008, 05:46 PM
that's amazing and beautiful.

I'm kinda interested in the book now, be cool if it had a science component to it as well.

That's just what I thought! I even did a little search for cell memory to no avail, but I'm sure there is something there for the finding.
tinkerlion
04-11-2008, 01:19 AM
that does look interesting. thanks shark!
maestro.1977
04-11-2008, 04:23 AM
being a former heavy drinker of 30-40 standard drinks a day and having had numerous stays in hospital and every test and scan known to man i"m quite sure the heart transplant had nothing to do with the craving for a beer, but a fascinating story anyway. peace from down under.
sway2sway
04-11-2008, 05:16 AM
so you have proof that cells in other areas of the body, besides the brain, cannot retain memories?

This is kinda interesting,
http://www.med.unc.edu/wellness/main/links/cellular%20memory.htm
mentions the lady in question, also brings up some other examples, adds a little science to it, some more books.............
Miss Shark
04-11-2008, 11:25 PM
Just the type of info I was looking for. Nice find Sway!