Organ donation

[lowthreeohz]

Lost 2 dear friends the summer between 9th and 10th grade. Before one of their funerals, the family shared with us that her organs had been used to help 7 other people.. 7! heart, lungs, retinas, etc.. had all been put to use and blessed someone else with a second chance. from then I always knew i'd be a donor, and when I got my license and again when i got a bike, i made sure to let my family know my wishes.

[Chili]

They can take whatever they want from me once I am gone. They just need to understand that my organs have been "ridden hard and put away wet".

Seriously though, what do I care? I want to be cremated anyways. So if they want to part me out before throwing me on the grill, have at it.

[Pooter]

Yep, once im gone I have no use for them. If it can save even one life or give someone better quality of life, have at them.

The thought of them not trying as hard to save you knowing youre a donor is kinda ridiculous.

[Broncojohnny]

The Smithsonian already gets my cock, sorry everyone!

[8mpg]

saw this on reddit

[LANTIRN]

Nope, as stated above I have a fear that I will be in an accident and if they found out I was an organ donor then there would suddenly be nothing they could do for me. My wife works in a hospital and has the same opinion / fear.

However, I have told her that after she verifies I am actually dead then she can do whatever she wants before my viking funeral, launch into space, or resurrection as a zombie, depending on how / when I die.

[2011GT]

Larry Hagman begs to differ.

Stevo

LOL Money changes everything.

[sig239]

Had my donor card from the day I could legally make the choice, hell if I'm done with them. It will make me happy to know some one gets a better chance in life..

[Frank]

yep, registered.

[Treasure Chest]

I work as an ICU nurse and I will tell you being a donor is an amazing thing. When you have patients that die but can help 3-7 people...why would you not? Most hospitals dont do their own harvesting...In the DFW area Southwest Transplant is in charge of a lot of hospitals and they are completely independent of our hospital. They come in AFTER the patient is deemed deceased, brain dead or will not survive.

We do everything we can to save a life but many people just cannot survive. These are the ones that the families are asked if they want to donate or not. There shouldnt be a fear of people pulling the plug on a person just to take their organs.

The key to having it on your license is to be able to get the organs as soon as possible before they go bad.

I do have an advance directive that has a portion that stipulates my wishes for donation and for keeping me alive artificially until they can be harvested, I just don't have it on my license.

[JC316]

I work as an ICU nurse and I will tell you being a donor is an amazing thing. When you have patients that die but can help 3-7 people...why would you not? Most hospitals dont do their own harvesting...In the DFW area Southwest Transplant is in charge of a lot of hospitals and they are completely independent of our hospital. They come in AFTER the patient is deemed deceased, brain dead or will not survive.

We do everything we can to save a life but many people just cannot survive. These are the ones that the families are asked if they want to donate or not. There shouldnt be a fear of people pulling the plug on a person just to take their organs.

The key to having it on your license is to be able to get the organs as soon as possible before they go bad.

See, you work in the industry, but I still don't trust it. Kinda like when you go to a mechanic shop and they tell you that you need a bunch of shit, you really don't trust their word for it.

On a different note, I have Crohn's disease and it's generally not recommended for a person to take an organ from a Crohn's patient.

[Sgt Beavis]

Yup, I'm signed up to be a donor. I'm going to be cremated anyways.

[8mpg]

Strangely enough, the cautionary note came from my grandmother. When she took me to get my license, I was going to check the box, but she told me not to. She was a nurse, house supervisor for the ICU, at the time.

I'm in no way opposed to donation, and I don't really care what happens to my corpse, I just don't want it listed on my license.

I work as an ICU nurse and I will tell you being a donor is an amazing thing. When you have patients that die but can help 3-7 people...why would you not? Most hospitals dont do their own harvesting...In the DFW area Southwest Transplant is in charge of a lot of hospitals and they are completely independent of our hospital. They come in AFTER the patient is deemed deceased, brain dead or will not survive.

We do everything we can to save a life but many people just cannot survive. These are the ones that the families are asked if they want to donate or not. There shouldnt be a fear of people pulling the plug on a person just to take their organs.

The key to having it on your license is to be able to get the organs as soon as possible before they go bad.



Couple other notes about organ donation. People wait years on multiple lists hoping to keep living. People that are alcoholics and need liver transplants are not usually candidates for surgery. The lists are ranked based on how good/bad the patient is doing, their lifestyle changes and if they have proved they will try to keep an organ viable, and on their matches. My fiance's little sister had kidney failure at 19. Her doctors and the transplant board had to approve the procedure. If she did not follow the diet, gained excess fluid amounts between dialysis, etc...she wouldnt have received a kidney. While some people will not change their ways after the transplant, they usually have to prove change before they can receive. There are way to many people out there that NEED an organ more than someone who isnt willing.

[stevo]

I've got news for you. If you drink to the point of liver failure you won't be getting a transplant. You have to be sober for years before even being considered. A friend of mine died from liver failure. He suffered in the hospital for weeks before he finally let go of life.

Yes I'm a donor

Larry Hagman begs to differ.

Stevo

[stevo]

I offer to donate my organ to a few women for a couple of hours, providing the pass a few requirements.

Stevo