I just read on a bc fb site that I should have the organ donor thingie on my driver's licence taken off. It makes sense but I had never thought about it.

I was discussing this with a friend recently and she advised me she is "donating my brain if they can find it". She has listed with the Brain Foundation. Apparently, like general donations, it depends on how and when one dies but with the brain donation the time factor is not so critical. (Sorry, I am yet to look into it). Her specific reason for the donation is for research into illnesses such as Alzheimer's. I have been assured by nursing friends that the organ/brain donors are handled with extreme care as if it was a regular surgical procedure and the body can still be in an open coffin if that is what one wants to have. Me ? Use what they can and burn the rest then chuck my ashes out in the ocean. I figure that if there is no life after death who needs to keep the bits, especially when the thing has failed us, eh ? It may be a sad subject to some but best one's family knows one's wishes.

As a lifelong lover of hospital dramas I'd love to have my mortal remains used in a teaching setting!

I was thinking about the same, @SoldierCrab .... but was hesitant to say it!! It seems the 'overflow' from the 'donations to medical science' often end up in the Body Farms, anyway ..... which let's face it - will help others in their fight for justice from many villains ..... WIN/WIN! I am not too worried about how my mortal body looks after death ... cos I will not be there! ;)

@BlackWidow - you sound just like my Dad who was a farmer, felled trees with an axe at age 9, was in the Military Police during the war and of course dealt with death and dying everyday - this is farm life. He always said, 'When I'm gone, I'm gone - celebrate my life!' I have donated my body to science and have the same attitude as you, 'use what you can and burn the rest'. To those left behind, the grieving must be respected, but like my Dad, could you celebrate my life? Patti J I love your post too!

That reminds me of when I used to work in the Uni Accounts Dept. We would get the bills from the undertakers listing the bodies of the people they had transported to the medical building by name. It was a bit disconcerting as Adelaide's not that big a place. Eventually, they decided to use ID numbers instead as a privacy measure.@kmakm, Meeeeeeee! (that's a mutant cow moo)

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lrb_03
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7 years ago
I knew I couldn't, for five years after active treatment. Have never found anything on the precise reason
Mira
Member
7 years ago
I hadn't thought about that either, but I guess it makes sense.
Sister
Member
7 years ago
I think the problem has to do with the immuno-suppression drugs that the receiving patients have to he he but I could be wrong. I hadn't even given it a thought.
arpie
Member
7 years ago
I took Keith off the organ donors list back when he had his cancer diagnosis & chemo in 2010. So, even tho I didn't have chemo, I am assuming my organs would be no good either - even tho the cancer was only in the breast ( but do we really know?!)

I am not sure if prospective recipients are given the choice of whether their organs come from a 'clean skin' or a cancer patient ....... I know who I'd choose tho!!

It really should be spelled out in very clear English - as to who CAN donate their organs and why!

Mind you - we CAN still donate our bodies to Science, for them to see if we can help them with other things ...... (just not organ donation!??)
Kattykit
Member
7 years ago
Yet another thing this takes, we can't give blood either.

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