Apparently not. At least, not for Larry Hagman:
Former Dallas star Larry Hagman has requested doctors refrain from giving him a second liver transplant - because he's not afraid of dying. The 72-year-old star is reportedly experiencing life-threatening problems with the replacement liver he was given in 1995 but has no intentions of undergoing another operation. Brave Larry says, "I wouldn't have it even if it meant I had another 20 years. It doesn't scare me. You are going to die eventually anyway."
"Brave Larry" didn't feel this way when he leapfrogged to the head of the donor list in '95, in spite of the fact his new liver was a replacement for one ravaged by decades of systematic abuse. That's okay, though, because whoever got bumped down the list for Hagman was going to die eventually anyway, right?
Bravery is waiting your turn like your garden variety non-celebrity, even if it means you might drop dead. Hagman, Mickey Mantle, and David Crosby don't fit that bill.
Shit, they should take Crosby's back.
(Via Pete the Cromulent) IMDB NEWS: Hagman: Don't Give Me Another Liver Former Dallas star Larry Hagman has requested doctors refrain from giving him a second liver transplant - because he's not afraid of dying. The 72-year-old star is reportedly......
| --Posted to Amish Tech Support on Apr 15, 2004 9:42 AM:. |
LOL taking Crosby's back would be hilarious if you sent those two guys from the Organ Donor Agency from Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life":
"Mr. Crosby, we're here for your liver."
"But...I'm using it!"
It would require a political fight to repossess Crosby's liver. Remember, his sperm was given the coveted Lesbian's Choice Award.
Two words: Pat Summerall.