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Post by scrapmaven on Jun 17, 2016 2:07:40 GMT
I am a donor after death. I'm ineligible to donate even blood now.
Wishing your dd an easy and comfortable recovery. I think it's cool that you're a hospital chaplain. What a gift!
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NoWomanNoCry
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Jun 17, 2016 2:30:48 GMT
I became a organ donor when I transferred my DL from Texas to Pa. It was all because I was following a girls story on fb and how she had a kidney transplant and is on her 2nd heart at the very young age of 20ish. The story touched me so much I just knew I needed to become one.
Then I made a HUGE mistake a casually told my mom because I was excited. She got pisses said I was going to hell because I'm not keeping what God gave me, said if anything ever happens to me and the doctors will let me die to get my organs. Oh and the cherry on top was her telling me it wasn't MY right to do something like this since she birthed me.
So there's that lol
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2016 4:39:09 GMT
Well, my DL says I am a donor. But according to that list I can't be..... seriously though, how will they know I lived in Italy from 1993 to 1996?
I know I am restricted as a blood donor so I don't donate but in the event of a major life ending event I don't think any of my family is going to remember what was going on 20+ years ago in my life even if asked about it. Although with my various health issues I may not be an eligible donor anyway.
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Post by dancingwithpaper on Jun 18, 2016 5:04:00 GMT
My first husband was an organ (and tissue) donor. His Glioblastoma Multiforme (brain tumor) only ruled out donation of his eyes. Everything else possible was donated, including tissues like skin, bone, tendons and so on. This was back in 1989. You hear lots of stories of the recipients of organ and tissue donations, very few in the Media ever talk to the actual families that carried out the decision. It is a decision that only a living person can make. You with the signed donor card, it shows an intent, but the next of kin can veto it. Back on February 9th of 1989, I, the soon-to-be-widow worried HOW to bring it up to Mark's parents, that Mark had wanted whatever could be donated or used to study that evil disease to take it. And I wanted to offer it now, so that things could be lined up BEFORE he died. (He was in an irreversible coma.) And bless them, they were worried about how to bring the same things up with me. Once we knew we were all on the same page, everything else was easier (relatively speaking). It gave our families GREAT COMFORT to donate what Mark no longer needed, and the notes back through the organ donation coordination folks, confirmed we had made the correct and proper decision. You know, we prayed for the recipients' health and recovery, still do. If you are all set for donating your organs and tissues, have the discussion with your family members. Do it often too, so when the time comes, there is no doubt in anyone's mind what your final wishes were. Yes, this! First, thank you so much for carrying out your husband's wish to donate, it sound like it made a huge difference to a lot of people. I work in a hospital and take care of a lot of pediatric heart transplant patients, and it really is an amazing gift to see these kid go from not being able to walk, talk, develop properly, eat, etc, to playing, eating chicken nuggets, and running around like they should be. We are always grateful to every family that makes the decision to donate. And also thank you for bringing up that piece about talking with your family. Though you can indicate a lot of what you WANT to happen to your body as you are nearing death and after death, truthfully your family are the only ones who can call the final shots. This goes for AND (aka DNR) wishes, burial / cremation requests, and organ donation. It's difficult to talk about, for sure, but unless your family knows what you want and has the courage to carry it out...it's not gonna happen. Me, I'm a donor and I don't want to be on life support ever, and my entire family knows it! |
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Post by angiet on Jun 18, 2016 13:05:14 GMT
A HS classmate of mine lost his 20 yo ds suddenly a few weeks ago. I just read that the organs that he donated helped 106 recipients! I was stunned at the number! What a wonderful gift in such a sorrowful time.
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