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therealdocturner OP t1_je2rb6k wrote

Some transplant recipients experience changes in personality, proclivities, and some even experience dreams and memories of the individuals that they received a transplant from. It's terrifying to think about.

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MrsBobFossil t1_je4oyt9 wrote

My co-worker Sandy died of a stroke at 40 and three different people received transplants from her. Her family wanted to meet them and had a picnic a year or so after she died. One of the recipients said that she kept having a thought saying, “Sandy is okay.” This was before the family reached out to her and she knew Sandy’s name. I would have never believed such a thing if I didn’t know this family and hear it directly from them.

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thatsnotexactlyme t1_je7hn37 wrote

right but she might’ve been told the name from someone at the hospital. but yeah that’s wack

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MrsBobFossil t1_je7lfs9 wrote

Totally true. They insist that wasn’t the case a d everyone was pretty moved by it, but I have no way of knowing.

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