Or would you be willing to donate your organs or someone elses.I have no qualms about donating organs mine or anyother member of the family .My view would be they could save someones life and the death although terrible would make it easier to bear if that loved one did not die in vain.Others may think different which is ok we all have our own views on the subject .Mind you I have never lost anyone whos organs would be ok to use,I suppose you don't know how you would feel I just hope I make the right choice.xxx
hi suzzy3,i am in full agreement of organ donation, after all,if someone hadnt believed in organ donation, i wouldnt be here today, as i received a much needed liver transplant 6 years ago(with out which, i only had a matter of aweek or so to live as i was born with a badly damaged liver) so to be completely honest if i can return the favor if, anything was to happen to me, then i would gladly dontate my organs,i would like to think i could help someone else the way i was. my whole family know my views, and after what i have been through, they all carry organ donor cards, and we are on the donor register. which you can register for online.
I will quickly happily give all my organs for donation on my death as my view is that I am dead and as such don't need and if they can help someone else then that would be fantastic.
My husband has a dislike of the idea of his organs being taken from his body almost like it will detract from him or something - not something I understand as he will be dead and gone and won't know the difference but I will honour his wishes if he doesn't change his mind. Working on him and he is considering it now.
I think that everyone does have the right to choice but I think it is reasonably selfish as there are so many people dying due to having to wait so long for a spare organ to become available.
I would definitely want my organs to be donated to somebody when I die. As yet my husband is not too keen but I keep pointing out to him if it was one of our own sons or Grandchildren who needed the organs then surely he would not hesitate. When all said and done it is always somebodys sons or daughters or grandchildren who need this special gift and if you can give somebody a better quality of life when you are gone, what is the use of your organs going to waste. I would not hesitate at offering mine and only hope when the time comes that all my organs are of some use to somebody else.
I am for organ donation. In the event of my death or accident I want someone to be able to benefit from organs that I will no longer need. I know this can cause people difficult, especially family and friends that are left behind. I would want my family and friends to understand my wishes and the reasons for my wishes. Whether they believe in my reasons or organ donation I can only hope that they respect my desire to help someone.
I carry a donor card which says if I die, you can have what you want. My body is no use to me when I die, the only thing that would be strange for my family would be if my eyes were used, but they would probably close your eyes for the coffin, or just have cremation or closed casket. I would personally like to see a system of presumed consent put into place in this country, as far too many people die on waiting lists, who could be saved or have their lives extended by relatively simple operations.
The father of my son need it a liver 6 years ago, at the same time a young man died at the hospital and he wanted to donate his organs but his family wound't sign the permission. The result, they both died and my son has no father. I think that to donate is a way to keep your loved ones still in a way alive.
It doesn't bother me at all. I want people to remember me after my death for who I was, not as a collection of body parts, so I don't mind if some are taken and used elsewhere. I suppose it would be upsetting for my wife to be interrupted in her grief (or celebration??) by a doctor asking if they can lop a bit of me off to use. The idea of a bit of me living on in someone else doesn't bother me. After all, the tissue in my body came from the plants and animals I've eaten so indirectly I'm already made up from other creatures.
I don't have any qualms about it and it certainluy isnt against my non existent religous beliefs. I used to carry a donor card but I don't know what happened to it, maybe it is something else I should get round to doing. I think it would be great if more people were willing to become donors, as there is always such a shortage of livers, kidneys and hearts when people need transplants. However, I'm not going to lie, the thought of it does make me cringe a little bit, but I dont think that is a reason not to do it. You just know how you would feel if the boot was on the other foot.
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