"They're making a robot out of me" : Pioneering Extropians

From: Randy Smith (randysmith101@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Apr 27 2001 - 23:39:23 MDT


As Technology Improves, More People Breathe With Machines

Yes," Mr. Morrison replied, his voice made harsh by the tube. Then his eyes widened and his dry lips parted into a half- smile. "They're making a robot out of me." In the neighboring bed was a man who became paralyzed after falling off a roof. A ventilator the size of a small refrigerator was connected to his tracheotomy tube, whooshing every time it delivered a breath....

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/24/health/24VENT.html



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