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Please do not resuscitate the cancer patients

A slight problem has arisen with Lance Armstrong’s cancer awareness campaign.
As many of you already know, Armstrong’s Livestrong campaign is represented by the yellow wristbands with “Livestrong” written on them. So many people have bought them that they are turning into a kind of fashion statement. Specifically the statement is, “I support cancer research” or, “please do not take any measures to save my life if my vitals flat line” depending on where you are.

Some hospitals have been removing or covering up the wristbands because they too closely resemble yellow wristbands that hospitals put on patients with a do not resuscitate order.

Fortunately, they caught it before letting Timmy, the bald, 8-year-old leukemia patient, go into cardiac arrest without grabbing the paddles. No one has died yet because of a mix up, but the irony is still sweet. Oh so very, very sweet.

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