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hlthe2b

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2. There are not enough liver donors possible for the increase in need from this totally preventable

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 09:46 AM

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toxicity and for many, sheer idiocy. Do parents not know themselves and thus never impart the knowledge and admonition to children to never eat wild mushrooms because the distinctions between safe and toxic can fool even those trained to distinguish? Increasingly, Darwin is being proven right--over and over and over again. sigh...

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