hehehe giv'her some media cover

still not 'neat', but still worth it.

She can save his life, he is family. What else is there to say? Who here honestly wouldn't give marrow to their dying brother?

I guess I would understand if her borther's name were Adolf Hitler. Outside of that, she needs to get her a** down to the hospital and save her brother's life.

Most people would jump at the chance to save a life....especially when it's low risk and only causes some pain.

She has a chance to save a life and she is choosing not to?? Why not? Cos it hurts?? Or its dangerous?? (not very dangerous btw, my mum did it and it DOES hurt like hell but she was fine straight after).

What a stuck up selfish bitch I say, I hope after the bloke dies she feels TERRIBLE.

We don't know the whole story.

So many other posts at Neatorama seek to enlighten us with little facts, historical figures and events as well as triumphs of spirit. While I say that a balance of "bad news" is called for, I don't think this is one of those stories.

It is nasty how this woman is portrayed, true, and obviously we don't know the half of the story, but it's unfair to criticize neatorama for posting it. Sometimes the stories are on the morbid side, but there are people, like myself, who enjoy reading about the darker parts of life.

Don't think you'll like the post? Don't read it.

Refrain from posting items like this in the future? Not likely - given that authors have a wide latitude in posting items that they consider interesting.

although, by the numbers of comments this post drew from the neato community, I hereby declare this post to be neatorama worth.

who's with me?

B) What's up with everyone complaining about this not being "neat" and shouldn't be posted. It was the same thing about a body modification story a while back. I thought both that and this was neat (though this to a lesser degree), if anything I look upto the woman for not just allowing herself to be a pawn and do what was expected of her but instead take a stance and do what she wants.

What's even more neat is that this has become such a big topic of discussion when things such as this go on every day. So he dies, we're all going to die some day, it's only a tragedy if you make it a tragedy.

Besides, if I could pick a way to die, dying whilst trying to save someone's life seems like a pretty good way,,,

Wanting to stay a "whole person" is nonsense. Bone marrow regenerates and the cost of saving her brother would be a couple of weeks of feeling weak and light headed.

Lastly, I don't know what kind of McMansion Dave lives in but a £380,000 property is by no means a "cheap house". That's over 740,000 USD.

I don't find the description of the post inflammatory either: it's pretty facts-and-facts-only-ma'am. The title is suggestive, like a good title should (inspired, no doubt, by the original Daily Mail title which was a quote from the man himself).

Bone marrow transplant, while a painful procedure, does not leave the donor any less "whole". It's not like giving up a lung or a kidney.

It's sad that family doesn't want to help family, especially in a matter of life and death, no matter what transpired between them in the past.

However, some of the posts on here are frighteningly callous. I agree the story is biased, but this is a disturbing decision on the part of the sister. A dying man can't be criticized for not wanting to die, especially if hope lies within his own family.

Sorry, there is no justification for taking her side.

spite, fear, risk, old wounds, etc...all factors steering general human compassion out of the picture.

sad all around.

no. not neat. if i had a choice, i'd leave these heart breaking family dramas off the site. they spread poison.