Thread: R U an organ donor?

Also made it clear to both my wife and kids that anything that can be reused is available, after that I pretty much don't care what happens, told them they can flush me down the dunny - I'll be finished with whats left.

Martyn

I just wonder if the poor woman was not a victim of the Lazarus Phenomenon one of these things that are categorized as rare perhaps because many are not reported because the legal, emotional and ethical implications among others.

I am a card carrying donor and frankly, they can have what they want......will be no use to me. Kerry and I both feel that we would get some comfort knowing that though our deaths we could at least help someone else.
Not sure how it goes that I from the UK and not able to give blood though. Ive kept the card from my blood donating days.

Personally, I think that we should all be considered as donors unless we carry a card that says we opt out. I think most people don't really care but don't give it a thought.

Cheers, Nino.

Originally Posted by Chucaro

I just wonder if the poor woman was not a victim of the Lazarus Phenomenon one of these things that are categorized as rare perhaps because many are not reported because the legal, emotional and ethical implications among others.

I wonder if voka was involved

This is why I want to be drugged up to buggerybefore anyone starts hacking lol, I'm quite forgiving of an honest mistake (even if it kills me!) as long as it doesnt prolong agony or resemble a horror movie!

Yea, ditto for me, fill up the spare parts bin and cremate the rest then scatter the ashes down the "Pin" with the rest of the familly..... A mate of mine had a heart transplant a few years ago, he's a Scottish fella, never cared much for Thai food but since the transplant gets regular cravings..... reckons he's now part Thai

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

Yep , sure am, and so is my wife. We have had the talk about our wishes if 1 of us meets an early fate, and my wife and daughters are under strick instructions that it the crematorium for me, sounds strange but one of my biggest fears is waking up in a wooden box buried.

Not sure what parts of me will be any good, but hopefully something.

Cheers Ean

Ean
Making light of a serious subject I suppose, you obviously have the same fear as Victorians and hence the resultant term a "Dead Ringer".

Here is an explanation:-
People would be buried with a rope leading from inside the coffin to a bell above the ground. This enabled anyone who was buried alive to ring the bell and to draw attention to the mistake. Since people would not expect to see their 'dead' loved ones again, a person resembling the deceased is a 'dead ringer'. This is also reputed to be the origin of the expression 'graveyard shift' because people from the village used to take it in turns to listen for the bell.


That aside here in Colorado you are asked when renewing your Driver's license if you want to be a registered organ donor. This is recorded on a state data base.

Equally my daughter who graduated as a doctor recently had quite number of years cutting up cadavers in anatomy classes.
Asked once by the professor what was her impression of an old guy's (cadaver) cardiac system she quoted.
There's not much to use here , its a bit like my dad's mate who has a car wrecking yard, they are stripping jacked up cars down trying to salvage anything usable.
Dennis
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Originally Posted by p38arover

All too often, even though a person has indicated they wish to be a donor, their family has stopped it.

Make sure your family are aware of your wishes and are in agreement with it.

This needs repeating, let everyone close to you, meaning those making the decision in case of death know of your wishes.

As Ron inferred, often the family is too traumatised to think straight and OK the recovery of organs, and FWIW I've ticked the box ever since it's been available on NSW licenses and everyone close to me knows of it.