Are you an organ donor?

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **Xeno** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:13 pm

Last Tuesday morning I found my dad dead sitting in a chair in my lounge. He died from bronchialpneumonia, chronic alcoholism and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. He was 64 and looked like an 80 year old, he was using a walking stick and shuffled about.

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by PJ » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:14 pm

Igor wrote:If you are unhappy about giving your organs away, I assume you would also not accept someone else's organs? That would only make sense, right?

Maybe, it depends on whether you have a change of heart upon receiving an organ. Unless you're not allowed to donate after that?

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **SEP** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:14 pm

PJ wrote:
Igor wrote:If you are unhappy about giving your organs away, I assume you would also not accept someone else's organs? That would only make sense, right?

Maybe, it depends on whether you have a change of heart upon receiving an organ. Unless you're not allowed to donate after that?

Please tell me that was intentional...

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by PJ » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:16 pm

MCN wrote:
PJ wrote:
Igor wrote:If you are unhappy about giving your organs away, I assume you would also not accept someone else's organs? That would only make sense, right?

Maybe, it depends on whether you have a change of heart upon receiving an organ. Unless you're not allowed to donate after that?

Please tell me that was intentional...

-_-

No, it wasn't. lol!

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **Igor** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:21 pm

PJ wrote:
Igor wrote:If you are unhappy about giving your organs away, I assume you would also not accept someone else's organs? That would only make sense, right?

Maybe, it depends on whether you have a change of heart upon receiving an organ. Unless you're not allowed to donate after that?

No, what I mean is that if someone is against donating their organs (like Anung and Fatal Exception) then they should also be against receiving a donated organ. It would be hypocritical to accept someone else's generosity, but deny the same thing to someone else.

A 'friend' of mine once actually said "Yeah, I wouldn't give my organs away if I was dead, but I'd take someone else's if I was dying."

Selfish.

Also, glad to hear you're doing well Xeno. I couldn't imagine losing my mother, but if I was the one to find her as well... Probably couldn't handle it.

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **coldspice** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:25 pm

Im signed up, they can have what they want.

When I come back as a Zombie, I wanna be as gooseberry fool scary as possible, and what's more freaky than a zombie with no fricking eyes??

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **Skarjo** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:28 pm

Anung Un Rama wrote:Im not an Organ Donor, and i never will be. i dont believe in it.

Why not?

As far as I'm concerned it shouldn't be obligatory but it should definitely be Opt-out. And you shouldn't need the permission of the next of kin if you are a registered donor which my (admittedly cloudy) understanding of the situation believes can sometimes be the case.

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **Skarjo** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:37 pm

Anung Un Rama wrote:I dont like the idea of my Organs being in another person.

But you'll be, y'know....dead.

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **Skarjo** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:39 pm

Anung Un Rama wrote:i want all my organs to be inside me when im cremated. and out inside the ocean.

But will it matter, once you're......y'know.........................dead?

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **Qikz** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:39 pm

No, I don't want people scooping around in my body once i'm dead. An episode of something on TV long ago put me off that a long time ago.

I'll donate my pancreas.

For the lulz.

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **Skarjo** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:40 pm

Anung Un Rama wrote:
Skarjo wrote:
Anung Un Rama wrote:i want all my organs to be inside me when im cremated. and out inside the ocean.

But will it matter, once you're......y'know.........................dead?

It matters to me.

BUT YOU'LL BE DEAD.

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **smurphy** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:43 pm

I would definitely donate my organs. Do you have to be 18 to sign up?

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **Skarjo** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:46 pm

Anung Un Rama wrote:
Skarjo wrote:
Anung Un Rama wrote:
Skarjo wrote:
Anung Un Rama wrote:i want all my organs to be inside me when im cremated. and out inside the ocean.

But will it matter, once you're......y'know.........................dead?

It matters to me.

BUT YOU'LL BE DEAD.

Anddd?

Like, in the scale of positions to be in where you might care about where your organs are, it's like the least.

Of all.

'Coz you're DEAD.

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **Igor** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:50 pm

smurphy wrote:I would definitely donate my organs. Do you have to be 18 to sign up?

No. At least I wasn't.

Anung, would you accept someone else's kidney, if yours failed? Surely someone else's organs inside you would creep you out just as much as your organs being inside someone else?

And I would like to echo Skarjo. You will be dead. You no longer need to pieces of meat that used to keep you alive. However, someone else might...

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **smurphy** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:56 pm

If you took someone else's your's would leave your body.

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **Igor** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:57 pm

So essentially, you're happy to take, but not to give?

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **Xeno** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:59 pm

smurphy wrote:I would definitely donate my organs. Do you have to be 18 to sign up?

Register

Is there a minimum age to join the NHS Organ Donor Register?

No. Parents and guardians can register their children and children can register themselves. Children who are under 12 in Scotland and under 18 in the rest of the UK at the time of registration will require their parent or guardian's agreement for donation to take place.

Children over 12 in Scotland are considered legally competent to register themselves and their parent/guardian does not have the legal right to veto or overrule their wishes.

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **bear** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:01 am

Igor wrote:
smurphy wrote:I would definitely donate my organs. Do you have to be 18 to sign up?

No. At least I wasn't.

Anung, would you accept someone else's kidney, if yours failed? Surely someone else's organs inside you would creep you out just as much as your organs being inside someone else?

And I would like to echo Skarjo. You will be dead. You no longer need to pieces of meat that used to keep you alive. However, someone else might...

Are organs classed as meat or offal? Just wondering.

I have a donor card somehwere and started giving blood last year but for some reason I don't like the idea of someone else having my eyes. Odd I know.

PostRe: Are you an organ donor? by **smurphy** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:02 am

Anung Un Rama wrote:I have no strong feelings either way.

What made you neutral? Women? Lust for gold? Or were you just born with a heart filled with neutrality?

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