“While the visible victims may draw the headlines and attract indignant protests from so-called "pro-life" organizations, the invisible victims are people like you and me who will suffer from diseases that are never cured because funds are being poured down a healthcare sieve in order to maintain permanently-unconscious bodies on complex and costly forms of life support.” PeopleMayBodyFormSufferingOrderSupportLike YouDiseaseDrawsOrganizationVictimComplexesInvisibleVisibleUnconsciousProtestFundHealthcareHeadlinesPro LifeIndignant Author:Jacob M. Appel
“I suspect that the vast majority of people, not knowing in advance whether they will either end up in a permanently vegetative state or be diagnosed with cancer, would prefer that any resources that would be spent on PVS care be reallocated to cancer research - or some similar enterprise that has the potential to help human beings who might actually recover.” PeopleHumansEndsStatesHelpingMightWould BeCareHuman BeingsKnowingResearchResourcesMajorityCancerEnterpriseSuspectsNot KnowingCancer Research Author:Jacob M. Appel
“Maybe life involves the pairing of unsuitable people, those who wait and those who keep others waiting, and the key to happiness is finding the one person with whom you share the same internal chronometer.” PeoplePersonsWaitingShareKeysFindingsInternalsKey To HappinessFinding The OneThose Who Wait Author:Jacob M. Appel
“A century ago, people laughed at the notion that we were descended from monkeys. Today, the individuals most offended by that claim are the monkeys.” PeopleTodayIndividualCenturyClaimsNotionLaughedMonkeysOffended Author:Jacob M. Appel
“Most people are far more concerned that they can control their own bodies than they are about petitioning Congress.” PeopleBodyConcernedCongress Author:Jacob M. Appel
“Choose old people for enemies. They die. You win.” PeopleDiesWinningEnemyRevengeOld People Author:Jacob M. Appel
