3-12-09 Eppy

[DLCandC]

I don't know about you guys but I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's
eppy!!! Seeing most of the original cast and hearing about their
current lives. It was awesome. Was kinda funny when Doug, Neela and
Sam realized they had a connection through County but they didn't know
any of the same people 'cept for Anspaugh. ;-)

Now a question........do the docs really pressure people for organ
donation like Doug did? It just seemed like he was manipulating the g-
ma a little too much with the words he chose to get her to consent.
IDK. Comments?

[SoHillsGuy]

Post by DLCandC
I don't know about you guys but I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's
eppy!!!  Seeing most of the original cast and hearing about their
current lives.  It was awesome.  Was kinda funny when Doug, Neela and
Sam realized they had a connection through County but they didn't know
any of the same people 'cept for Anspaugh.  ;-)

But I still don't understand why Neela (or Sam) didn't say something
like, "Oh, yeah, a former doctor just came back....John Carter. Know
him?"

[Clifford T. Newsome]

Post by DLCandC
I don't know about you guys but I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's
eppy!!! Seeing most of the original cast and hearing about their
current lives. It was awesome. Was kinda funny when Doug, Neela and
Sam realized they had a connection through County but they didn't know
any of the same people 'cept for Anspaugh. ;-)

But I still don't understand why Neela (or Sam) didn't say something
like, "Oh, yeah, a former doctor just came back....John Carter. Know
him?"

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Exactly. That was a ludicrous bit of manipulation by the writers. Doug Ross
mentions every doctor but Carter? Might it have something to do with the
fact that the two women were there for Carter's new kidney, and the writers
thought it would be cutely ironic that Doug and Carol never knew that?

And does it really take a doctor and a nurse to pick up an organ? Couldn't
they just hire FedEx?

[SoHillsGuy]

Post by SoHillsGuy

Post by DLCandC
I don't know about you guys but I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's
eppy!!! Seeing most of the original cast and hearing about their
current lives. It was awesome. Was kinda funny when Doug, Neela and
Sam realized they had a connection through County but they didn't know
any of the same people 'cept for Anspaugh. ;-)

But I still don't understand why Neela (or Sam) didn't say something
like, "Oh, yeah, a former doctor just came back....John Carter.  Know
him?"
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Exactly. That was a ludicrous bit of manipulation by the writers. Doug Ross
mentions every doctor but Carter? Might it have something to do with the
fact that the two women were there for Carter's new kidney, and the writers
thought it would be cutely ironic that Doug and Carol never knew that?

To be fair, they were in Seattle for the heart, and were only asked to
drop off the kidney to the other hospital, as well.

It could be assumed that Sam and Neela didn't even know who the kidney
was going to, with confidentiality issues and all. (Even more, do
they know that Carter even needs one? I'd have to check last week's
episode to see who was around when he collapsed and who found out
why.)

Still, it doesn't explain why Neela didn't bring up his name, though.

[sharon]

Post by SoHillsGuy

Post by DLCandC
I don't know about you guys but I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's
eppy!!! Seeing most of the original cast and hearing about their
current lives. It was awesome. Was kinda funny when Doug, Neela and
Sam realized they had a connection through County but they didn't know
any of the same people 'cept for Anspaugh. ;-)

But I still don't understand why Neela (or Sam) didn't say something
like, "Oh, yeah, a former doctor just came back....John Carter. Know
him?"
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Exactly. That was a ludicrous bit of manipulation by the writers. Doug Ross
mentions every doctor but Carter? Might it have something to do with the
fact that the two women were there for Carter's new kidney, and the writers
thought it would be cutely ironic that Doug and Carol never knew that?

To be fair, they were in Seattle for the heart, and were only asked to
drop off the kidney to the other hospital, as well.

It could be assumed that Sam and Neela didn't even know who the kidney
was going to, with confidentiality issues and all. (Even more, do
they know that Carter even needs one? I'd have to check last week's
episode to see who was around when he collapsed and who found out
why.)

Still, it doesn't explain why Neela didn't bring up his name, though.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


There was no way that either of them knew who the kidney was going to. Even
if they knew Carter was on the kidney list at Northwestern, there are
hundreds of people on that list at any given time; the odds that Carter was
a match for the kidney, let alone high enough on the list to get it, were
very small.

In real life, there are people working for the organ banks who go to pick
up the organs, not doctors and nurses from the recipients' hospitals. And,
of course, ogans are distributed by region and it's unlikely that any organs
harvested in Seattle would be going to Chicago in the first place. However,
it provided a really organic means of incorporating present day Doug and
Carol into the plot, so I forgice it. Why would a doctor or nurse be needed
to act as courier? Neela wasn't going to do the surgery, Sam didn't have a
patient to care for en route. And, the fact that both of them, especially
Neela, had been very involved in caring for the potential recipient made
them poorly suited to retrieving the organ.

I presume Doug didn't ask about Carter since he probably had last heard
Carter was in Africa. Carter had only come back to Chicago recently. And,
since Carter had so recently returned and only worked a few shifts at that
point, maybe Neela and Sam didn't remember. I know if I was standing face
to face with the incendiary hotness of George Clooney, I wouldn't be able to
remember my own name, let alone those of my coworkers. I figure they were
struck speechless at the sight of him.

All in all, it was a terrific eppy though, I enjoyed it a lot. GC and JM
slipped right back into character without missing a beat. Loved that Carol
has moved into the position of Transplant Coordinator, she was always
looking to expand her horizons as a nurse. And she kept her name at work!
Also liked the sly way TPTB let us know they were married as we got a good
view of GC's third finger, left hand complete with wedding band as he held
up the X-ray.

Benton and Carter were also perfection, loved Benton's persistence in
getting Carter to call Kem. They, too, fell right back into their roles.
It was like old school ER all over again. As a fan from the start, I am so
grateful that TPTB and the actors respected the show and the viewers enough
to give us the chance to see them all over again. Loved it!!!!

Sharon

[Lorraine G]

Post by SoHillsGuy

Post by SoHillsGuy

Post by DLCandC
I don't know about you guys but I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's
eppy!!! Seeing most of the original cast and hearing about their
current lives. It was awesome. Was kinda funny when Doug, Neela and
Sam realized they had a connection through County but they didn't know
any of the same people 'cept for Anspaugh. ;-)

But I still don't understand why Neela (or Sam) didn't say something
like, "Oh, yeah, a former doctor just came back....John Carter. Know
him?"
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Exactly. That was a ludicrous bit of manipulation by the writers. Doug Ross
mentions every doctor but Carter? Might it have something to do with the
fact that the two women were there for Carter's new kidney, and the writers
thought it would be cutely ironic that Doug and Carol never knew that?

To be fair, they were in Seattle for the heart, and were only asked to
drop off the kidney to the other hospital, as well.
It could be assumed that Sam and Neela didn't even know who the kidney
was going to, with confidentiality issues and all.  (Even more, do
they know that Carter even needs one?  I'd have to check last week's
episode to see who was around when he collapsed and who found out
why.)
Still, it doesn't explain why Neela didn't bring up his name, though.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
There was no way that either of them knew who the kidney was going to.  Even
if they knew Carter was on the kidney list at Northwestern, there are
hundreds of people on that list at any given time; the odds that Carter was
a match for the kidney, let alone high enough on the list to get it, were
very small.
 In real life, there are people working for the organ banks who go to pick
up the organs, not doctors and nurses from the recipients' hospitals.  And,
of course, ogans are distributed by region and it's unlikely that any organs
harvested in Seattle would be going to Chicago in the first place. However,
it provided a really organic means of incorporating present day Doug and
Carol into the plot, so I forgice it.  Why would a doctor or nurse be needed
to act as courier?  Neela wasn't going to do the surgery, Sam didn't have a
patient to care for en route.  And, the fact that both of them, especially
Neela, had been very involved in caring for the potential recipient made
them poorly suited to retrieving the organ.
I presume Doug didn't ask about Carter since he probably had last heard
Carter was in Africa.  Carter had only come back to Chicago recently.  And,
since Carter had so recently returned and only worked a few shifts at that
point, maybe Neela and Sam didn't remember.  I know if I was standing face
to face with the incendiary hotness of George Clooney, I wouldn't be able to
remember my own name, let alone those of my coworkers.  I figure they were
struck speechless at the sight of him.
All in all, it was a terrific eppy though, I enjoyed it a lot.  GC and JM
slipped right back into character without missing a beat.  Loved that Carol
has moved into the position of Transplant Coordinator, she was always
looking to expand her horizons as a nurse.  And she kept her name at work!
Also liked the sly way TPTB let us know they were married as we got a good
view of GC's third finger, left hand complete with wedding band as he held
up the X-ray.
Benton and Carter were also perfection, loved Benton's persistence in
getting Carter to call Kem.  They, too, fell right back into their roles.
It was like old school ER all over again.  As a fan from the start, I am so
grateful that TPTB and the actors respected the show and the viewers enough
to give us the chance to see them all over again.  Loved it!!!!
Sharon- Hide quoted text -
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Hey, everyone.
I just watched this ep & I had to come see you guys. :)

I'd seen commercials that Carol and Peter would be back, but none
mentioned Doug, so I was quite pleasantly surprised to see George
Clooney's name in the opening credits.

I absolutely loved the interaction between Benton and Carter. Benton
treated Carter just like he used to. I was sad when Carter indicated
in a previous ep that he and Kem were not doing well, so I liked that
Benton kept pushing Carter to call her.
Wow, Reese is 13. I didn't think it was that far back. I've watched
every ep since Day One and would have put Reese at maybe 10. At least
no one got to complain about Cleo being wooden.

I'll forgive tptb, too, for changing protocol about organs staying in
the region, since it meant we got to see Carol and Doug together. I
always loved them as a couple and seeing them in present day, talking
about the girls, was great. How old would the twins be now? I remember
one was named Tess. What was her sister's name?

I am sad that ER is coming to a close. I invested a lot of myself into
the show. I've watched it longer than I have done anything else in my
life. I know some people stopped watching after a favorite character
or two died, but even tho I had favorites thru the years (Mmmmm,
Luka!!!), I have always loved the show as a whole. Actors have come
and gone, but other than NYPD Blue, I have never loved a show, quite
the same way.

And I had a lot of fun reading and posting to this group. I made a
really good friend thru this group and some others I am not quite as
close to, but have kept in touch with over the years.

Lorraine G.

[sharon]

"Lorraine G" <***@msn.com> wrote in message news:4e55894c-4108-4f4f-934e-
Wow, Reese is 13. I didn't think it was that far back. I've watched
every ep since Day One and would have put Reese at maybe 10. At least
no one got to complain about Cleo being wooden.

You can split the difference on Reese' age. He was born in May at the end
of season 3. Shares his birthday with Carol! He would actually be almost
12.

I'll forgive tptb, too, for changing protocol about organs staying in
the region, since it meant we got to see Carol and Doug together. I
always loved them as a couple and seeing them in present day, talking
about the girls, was great. How old would the twins be now? I remember
one was named Tess. What was her sister's name?

The twins were born on Thanksgiving in Season 6, so they would be 9 now.
Tess Ross' (what were the writers thinking?) sister is named Kate, after
Marks mother's middle name.

I am sad that ER is coming to a close. I invested a lot of myself into
the show. I've watched it longer than I have done anything else in my
life. I know some people stopped watching after a favorite character
or two died, but even tho I had favorites thru the years (Mmmmm,
Luka!!!), I have always loved the show as a whole. Actors have come
and gone, but other than NYPD Blue, I have never loved a show, quite
the same way.

Me too.

And I had a lot of fun reading and posting to this group. I made a
really good friend thru this group and some others I am not quite as
close to, but have kept in touch with over the years.

Lorraine G.

Me three.

Sharon

[MDH]

I remember one was named Tess. What was her sister's name?

Jo and another Sister named Mariah?

Okay bad joke, hopefully at least someone gets it :)

[SoHillsGuy]

Post by sharon
I presume Doug didn't ask about Carter since he probably had last heard
Carter was in Africa.  Carter had only come back to Chicago recently.  And,
since Carter had so recently returned and only worked a few shifts at that
point, maybe Neela and Sam didn't remember.  

I, too, thought that maybe Doug knew Carter was in Africa, and
wouldn't naturally think to ask about him.

Bu not to keep beating this into the ground, but the key here is
Neela. She did in fact overlap a year working in the ER with Carter
back in season 10, and she was one of the few people who knew him when
he returned in episodes last month. There's no way she just forgets
that he's back. I couldn't understand that Sam didn't know him enough
to make her think of the possible connection, but Neela would.

[Rick]

Post by SoHillsGuy

Post by SoHillsGuy

Post by DLCandC
I don't know about you guys but I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's
eppy!!! Seeing most of the original cast and hearing about their
current lives. It was awesome. Was kinda funny when Doug, Neela and
Sam realized they had a connection through County but they didn't know
any of the same people 'cept for Anspaugh. ;-)

But I still don't understand why Neela (or Sam) didn't say something
like, "Oh, yeah, a former doctor just came back....John Carter. Know
him?"
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Exactly. That was a ludicrous bit of manipulation by the writers. Doug Ross
mentions every doctor but Carter? Might it have something to do with the
fact that the two women were there for Carter's new kidney, and the writers
thought it would be cutely ironic that Doug and Carol never knew that?

To be fair, they were in Seattle for the heart, and were only asked to
drop off the kidney to the other hospital, as well.
It could be assumed that Sam and Neela didn't even know who the kidney
was going to, with confidentiality issues and all. (Even more, do
they know that Carter even needs one? I'd have to check last week's
episode to see who was around when he collapsed and who found out
why.)
Still, it doesn't explain why Neela didn't bring up his name, though.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
There was no way that either of them knew who the kidney was going to.
Even if they knew Carter was on the kidney list at Northwestern, there are
hundreds of people on that list at any given time; the odds that Carter
was a match for the kidney, let alone high enough on the list to get it,
were very small.
In real life, there are people working for the organ banks who go to pick
up the organs, not doctors and nurses from the recipients' hospitals.
And, of course, ogans are distributed by region and it's unlikely that any
organs harvested in Seattle would be going to Chicago in the first place.
However, it provided a really organic means of incorporating present day
Doug and Carol into the plot, so I forgice it. Why would a doctor or
nurse be needed to act as courier? Neela wasn't going to do the surgery,
Sam didn't have a patient to care for en route. And, the fact that both
of them, especially Neela, had been very involved in caring for the
potential recipient made them poorly suited to retrieving the organ.
I presume Doug didn't ask about Carter since he probably had last heard
Carter was in Africa. Carter had only come back to Chicago recently.
And, since Carter had so recently returned and only worked a few shifts at
that point, maybe Neela and Sam didn't remember. I know if I was standing
face to face with the incendiary hotness of George Clooney, I wouldn't be
able to remember my own name, let alone those of my coworkers. I figure
they were struck speechless at the sight of him.
All in all, it was a terrific eppy though, I enjoyed it a lot. GC and JM
slipped right back into character without missing a beat. Loved that
Carol has moved into the position of Transplant Coordinator, she was
always looking to expand her horizons as a nurse. And she kept her name
at work! Also liked the sly way TPTB let us know they were married as we
got a good view of GC's third finger, left hand complete with wedding band
as he held up the X-ray.
Benton and Carter were also perfection, loved Benton's persistence in
getting Carter to call Kem. They, too, fell right back into their roles.
It was like old school ER all over again. As a fan from the start, I am
so grateful that TPTB and the actors respected the show and the viewers
enough to give us the chance to see them all over again. Loved it!!!!
Sharon

It was also old times hearing Benton call out "Carter...Carter" when he
walked into Carter's room when Carter was in the bathroom...

[Ellen K Hursh]

Post by sharon
I presume Doug didn't ask about Carter since he probably had last heard
Carter was in Africa.  Carter had only come back to Chicago recently.  And,
since Carter had so recently returned and only worked a few shifts at that
point, maybe Neela and Sam didn't remember.  I know if I was standing face
to face with the incendiary hotness of George Clooney, I wouldn't be able to
remember my own name, let alone those of my coworkers.  I figure they were
struck speechless at the sight of him.

He does look fine, doesn't he?

Post by sharon
All in all, it was a terrific eppy though, I enjoyed it a lot.  GC and JM
slipped right back into character without missing a beat.  Loved that Carol
has moved into the position of Transplant Coordinator, she was always
looking to expand her horizons as a nurse.  And she kept her name at work!
Also liked the sly way TPTB let us know they were married as we got a good
view of GC's third finger, left hand complete with wedding band as he held
up the X-ray.

Ah, I didn't catch that. How many minutes, d'you figure, elapsed
between Carol showing up in Seattle and the two of them tying the
knot?

Post by sharon
Benton and Carter were also perfection, loved Benton's persistence in
getting Carter to call Kem.

Benton's also the only one who knows the full story (or as close to
full as anyone's going to get just yet) of what's going on with Kem -
Carter put off everyone else's questions about her.

[Hunter]

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Post by SoHillsGuy

Post by DLCandC
I don't know about you guys but I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's
eppy!!! Seeing most of the original cast and hearing about their
current lives. It was awesome. Was kinda funny when Doug, Neela and
Sam realized they had a connection through County but they didn't know
any of the same people 'cept for Anspaugh. ;-)

But I still don't understand why Neela (or Sam) didn't say something
like, "Oh, yeah, a former doctor just came back....John Carter.  Know
him?"
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Exactly. That was a ludicrous bit of manipulation by the writers. Doug Ross
mentions every doctor but Carter? Might it have something to do with the
fact that the two women were there for Carter's new kidney, and the writers
thought it would be cutely ironic that Doug and Carol never knew that?

To be fair, they were in Seattle for the heart, and were only asked to
drop off the kidney to the other hospital, as well.
It could be assumed that Sam and Neela didn't even know who the kidney
was going to, with confidentiality issues and all. (Even more, do
they know that Carter even needs one? I'd have to check last week's
episode to see who was around when he collapsed and who found out
why.)
Still, it doesn't explain why Neela didn't bring up his name, though.

---
I would think so. News like that spread.

Sigh, I am going to miss Neela.

[Sharon Too]

Post by Clifford T. Newsome
Exactly. That was a ludicrous bit of manipulation by the writers. Doug
Ross mentions every doctor but Carter? Might it have something to do with
the fact that the two women were there for Carter's new kidney, and the
writers thought it would be cutely ironic that Doug and Carol never knew
that?

One could argue that Ross and Carol were never that close to Carter. They
didn't have a whole lot of interaction that would point towards a close
relationship. There were people I worked with 10 years ago every single day
and even attended the same weekend events ocassionally and I couldn't tell
you their last names at this point.

Post by Clifford T. Newsome
And does it really take a doctor and a nurse to pick up an organ? Couldn't
they just hire FedEx?

No. These organs have to be handled in a certain way in certain conditions.
The hospital would never dole this out to UPS or Fed Ex not knowing what
happens between point A and point B. Fed Ex also picks up at their
convenience, not yours. We've called to have them pick up lab samples ASAP
and seen them about 4 hours later.

[Sharon Too]

Post by Sharon Too
No. These organs have to be handled in a certain way in certain
conditions. The hospital would never dole this out to UPS or Fed Ex not
knowing what happens between point A and point B. Fed Ex also picks up at
their convenience, not yours. We've called to have them pick up lab
samples ASAP and seen them about 4 hours later.

Let me add that in the real world, a surgeon from the transplant team
actually is in attendance at the harvesting before transport back to verify
the condition of the organ (especiall the heart) and accept it if they think
it's a good match. They don't just send a resident and flight nurse to sit
and do crossword puzzles. I suppose Neela did this off screen but TPTB
didn't give us any indication that they were anything other than baggage
carriers.

[Maybe]

Post by Sharon Too
One could argue that Ross and Carol were never that close to Carter. They
didn't have a whole lot of interaction that would point towards a close
relationship. There were people I worked with 10 years ago every single day
and even attended the same weekend events ocassionally and I couldn't tell
you their last names at this point.

I don't know, I think Carter & Carol were pretty close. When Carol
opened the free clinic for poor women and she was having trouble
getting the funding, Carter suggested that Carol go to his grandmother
for the funding. That is when Carter outed himself as being rich.

Maybe...so they had a few episodes revolving around Carol & Carter &
his grandmother

[Ar Q]

Post by Sharon Too
One could argue that Ross and Carol were never that close to
Carter. They
didn't have a whole lot of interaction that would point towards a close
relationship. There were people I worked with 10 years ago every single day
and even attended the same weekend events ocassionally and I
couldn't tell
you their last names at this point.

I don't know, I think Carter & Carol were pretty close. When
Carol
opened the free clinic for poor women and she was having trouble
getting the funding, Carter suggested that Carol go to his
grandmother
for the funding. That is when Carter outed himself as being rich.
===========================================

Well, you know your ER history but the writers of this episode
don't.

[DLCandC]

Post by Sharon Too
One could argue that Ross and Carol were never that close to Carter. They
didn't have a whole lot of interaction that would point towards a close
relationship. There were people I worked with 10 years ago every single day
and even attended the same weekend events ocassionally and I couldn't tell
you their last names at this point.

I don't know, I think Carter & Carol were pretty close.  When Carol
opened the free clinic for poor women and she was having trouble
getting the funding, Carter suggested that Carol go to his grandmother
for the funding.  That is when Carter outed himself as being rich.
Maybe...so they had a few episodes revolving around Carol & Carter &
his grandmother

Yes, and Carol counseled Carter when he was going through his
depression after Lucy's & his stabbings. Both she and Doug were fond
of Carter. They had their moments together.
----
Lori

[Sharon Too]

Post by DLCandC
Yes, and Carol counseled Carter when he was going through his

depression after Lucy's & his stabbings. Both she and Doug were fond
of Carter. They had their moments together.

I don't think she counseled him. More like gave him a 60 second bit of
advice when he went off on Pablo as any senior member of the staff would do.

Doug's scenes really had little to do with Carter in the big picture.

[sharon]

Post by DLCandC

Post by DLCandC
Yes, and Carol counseled Carter when he was going through his

depression after Lucy's & his stabbings. Both she and Doug were fond
of Carter. They had their moments together.
I don't think she counseled him. More like gave him a 60 second bit of
advice when he went off on Pablo as any senior member of the staff would do.

She did, however, also share her own struggles as a single parent with him,
so I would disagree that it was an entirely professional encounter.

Post by DLCandC
Doug's scenes really had little to do with Carter in the big picture.

Carter did an ER Peds rotation under Doug and he was also an ER intern and
resident while Doug was one of the attendings there. Once again, not
exactly bestest friends, but certainly collegial, at least they were after
Carter got over Doug's ONS with Harper. Doug probably worked with Carter at
least as long as he had with Susan.

I think the whole thing can be explained by the fact that it was just a
chance encounter with a couple of people from County lasting no longer than
the amount of time it took Doug to pour a cup of coffee for himself. He was
speaking off the top of his head, as were Neela and Sam. Names get
overlooked easily in those circumstances. I think TPTB also wanted the
'near miss' aspect of the whole convo to drive home the point that all of
these people were interconnected, even in ways they didn't realize.

Sharon

[Teej]

Post by Sharon Too

Post by Clifford T. Newsome
Exactly. That was a ludicrous bit of manipulation by the writers. Doug
Ross mentions every doctor but Carter? Might it have something to do with
the fact that the two women were there for Carter's new kidney, and the
writers thought it would be cutely ironic that Doug and Carol never knew
that?

One could argue that Ross and Carol were never that close to Carter. They
didn't have a whole lot of interaction that would point towards a close
relationship. There were people I worked with 10 years ago every single day
and even attended the same weekend events ocassionally and I couldn't tell
you their last names at this point.

Not to mention that that Carter was still a resident when Doug and
Carol were there, right? They probably wouldn't think he would still
be there if they remembered him at all.

However, it seems weird to me that Neela or Sam wouldn't throw Carters
name out.

[LadyOO7]

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Post by DLCandC
I don't know about you guys but I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's
eppy!!!  Seeing most of the original cast and hearing about their
current lives.  It was awesome.  Was kinda funny when Doug, Neela and
Sam realized they had a connection through County but they didn't know
any of the same people 'cept for Anspaugh.  ;-)

But I still don't understand why Neela (or Sam) didn't say something
like, "Oh, yeah, a former doctor just came back....John Carter.  Know
him?"

Good point. Or that Doug never asked if either of them had met Mark
Green, even if Doug no doubt knows Mark is dead, it would have been
nice to see his reaction to his best friends death.

[Hunter]

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Post by DLCandC
I don't know about you guys but I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's
eppy!!!  Seeing most of the original cast and hearing about their
current lives.  It was awesome.  Was kinda funny when Doug, Neela and
Sam realized they had a connection through County but they didn't know
any of the same people 'cept for Anspaugh.  ;-)

But I still don't understand why Neela (or Sam) didn't say something
like, "Oh, yeah, a former doctor just came back....John Carter.  Know
him?"

Good point. Or that Doug never asked if either of them had met Mark
Green, even if Doug no doubt knows Mark is dead, it would have been
nice to see his reaction to his best friends death.

---
You mean at the time? Because now it wouldn't had been realistic.

[DLCandC]

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Post by DLCandC
I don't know about you guys but I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's
eppy!!!  Seeing most of the original cast and hearing about their
current lives.  It was awesome.  Was kinda funny when Doug, Neela and
Sam realized they had a connection through County but they didn't know
any of the same people 'cept for Anspaugh.  ;-)

But I still don't understand why Neela (or Sam) didn't say something
like, "Oh, yeah, a former doctor just came back....John Carter.  Know
him?"

I don't think Carter has been back long enough for Neela to realize he
was there. She was up in surgery & he was down in the ER for only a
few shifts before he collapsed. And I don't exactly remember, but Sam
didn't work w/ Carter before, did she?
----
Lori

[Ellen K Hursh]

 And I don't exactly remember, but Sam didn't work w/ Carter before, did she?

Wasn't she on triage duty when he returned the first time (w/Kem in
tow)?

[DLCandC]

Post by Ellen K Hursh

 And I don't exactly remember, but Sam didn't work w/ Carter before, did she?

Wasn't she on triage duty when he returned the first time (w/Kem in
tow)?

Maybe. Dang, it's been a looooong series & I my memory isn't what it
used to be. :-O
----
Lori

[sharon]

Post by Ellen K Hursh

And I don't exactly remember, but Sam didn't work w/ Carter before, did
she?

Wasn't she on triage duty when he returned the first time (w/Kem in
tow)?

Maybe. Dang, it's been a looooong series & I my memory isn't what it
used to be. :-O
----
Lori

No kidding. I looked it up, though, and Sam worked with Carter for almost
two years before he left for good. She arrived right around the time Luka
returned to work after the malaria. Carter was still in Africa then, but he
came back a few months later. By the next fall, he was working in the ER
fulltime before he left for good at the end of the season.

Sharon

[Lorraine G]

Post by DLCandC
I don't know about you guys but I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's
eppy!!!  Seeing most of the original cast and hearing about their
current lives.  It was awesome.  Was kinda funny when Doug, Neela and
Sam realized they had a connection through County but they didn't know
any of the same people 'cept for Anspaugh.  ;-)
Now a question........do the docs really pressure people for organ
donation like Doug did?  It just seemed like he was manipulating the g-
ma a little too much with the words he chose to get her to consent.
IDK.  Comments?

I don't have any direct experience with organ donation, but I am a
proponent of it. As they say, "Don't take your organs to Heaven.
Heaven knows we need them here." I have organ donor listed on my
driver's license and on a medical alert necklace I always wear. If I
don't need them any more, but someone else can use them, I am all for
it.

Doug did pressure the grandmother quite a bit, but it was shown to us
that the boy was brain dead. I can only imagine having to make that
decision. It would be heart-wrenchng.
I can certainly understand the grandmother wanting her daughter to see
her son one last time, but if the daughter was a meth addict and had
not been seen for 6-7 years, it would be likely she was dead, anyway.

My sister has mentioned having reservations about organ donation
because of stories of hospitals not necessarily saving a person's life
when there is potential to use the organs. It does make you wonder.

Lorraine G.

[s***@yahoo.com]

Post by Lorraine G
My sister has mentioned having reservations about organ donation
because of stories of hospitals not necessarily saving a person's life
when there is potential to use the organs. It does make you wonder.

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZjliODAxYjFiOTYwM2Y3NTdlNzU5Y2ZiYmIzZTA0MmY=

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Post by DLCandC
I don't know about you guys but I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's
eppy!!!  Seeing most of the original cast and hearing about their
current lives.  It was awesome.  Was kinda funny when Doug, Neela and
Sam realized they had a connection through County but they didn't know
any of the same people 'cept for Anspaugh.  ;-)

I liked that the first person Doug asked about was Kerry Weaver. And
the non-commital grunt response on finding out that she no longer
worked at County just about summed up their mutual feelings for each
other :-)

[Ellen K Hursh]

Post by s***@yahoo.com

Post by DLCandC
I don't know about you guys but I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's
eppy!!!  Seeing most of the original cast and hearing about their
current lives.  It was awesome.  Was kinda funny when Doug, Neela and
Sam realized they had a connection through County but they didn't know
any of the same people 'cept for Anspaugh.  ;-)

"Aaaaaaaanyway..."

Post by s***@yahoo.com
I liked that the first person Doug asked about was Kerry Weaver. And
the non-commital grunt response on finding out that she no longer
worked at County just about summed up their mutual feelings for each
other :-)

"Kerry Weaver? Oh, she left to go work with her girlfriend."
"Really? Hey, Carol, you owe me twenty bucks!"