To really not understand why people do not join the organ donation register?

[3littlefrogs]

I have been registered since I passed my driving test nearly 40 years ago. If I am dead I won't need my organs. They could save someone else's child, wife, husband, sister, brother.

But what is YOUR evidence Bella? You haven't told any of us what you've read, you've just said that you can't tell us and that we should do our own research

Pickles my own evidence is based on views I've built up from what I've heard from people who have studied science, internet and other sources you know... youu form opinions over time really... when I was younger before I had DCs I was into all sorts of issues, protests and all that and I met a lot of people who had degrees in different sciences, if you had heard what they had to say you'd really start to wonder...

Also I haven't ever said organ donation is wrong or anything I give blood when I can and we do what we can to help people, organ donors are just trying to help but people do have spiritual beliefs surrounding parts of the body and death which mean they can't be an organ donor

That's not evidence, it's opinion and anecdotes.

Also your evidence is from what you've been told unless you have a donated organ in your body. Just like my evidence..

Ledkr... sorry to hear about your son, I hope a suitable donor is found for him very soon.

I have not cited any evidence, just an anecdote about my DH
Do you mean to be so irritating? I do hope you don't.

I quite fancy a new organ now if it means I can suddenly be fluent in another language.
I wonder if I got Usain Bolt's heart I'd be able to run really really fast.
And what if I got one of a serial killer?
The mind boggles.

Sauvignon, your views must come from somewhere, you must feel that there is evidence for your claims aswell... but I haven't asked for links and sources for your views!

But it is you who is coming out with rather extreme views so its understandable people will question that!

If somebody expresses views which are wildly at odds with what is the generally accepted knowledge, it is up to that person to provide evidence. Particularly if that view is alarmist and likely to put people off something like registering to be an organ donor.

So, missbella. Where is the evidence that somebody who receives a donor organ takes on some of the personality and knowledge of the donor?

I have a transplanted organ in my body and am the same as I was pre-transplant apart from no longer being on the brink of death.

"My own evidence is based on views"

Ah, you're one of those rare people that confuses opinion with evidence. Where you have based your evidence on views, I have based my views on evidence.

FWIW my OH is on the waiting list for a new liver. And whilst I admit a personality transplant would be the most appealing thing about it (he is a stubborn arse) - it's BS, so I won't be holding out for it.

I take it you have no first hand experience with organ transplantation - scientific or personal.

Yy seeker

I am registered and have been since I was 16. I persuaded DH to register a couple of years ago - he felt "funny" before that but I told him, since he wants to be cremated (as do I - I take up enough room alive, I don't need to be continuing to crowd the place once I'm dead), I didn't see the point of NOT being on the register.

DD is also on the register - as will be DBump. I understand what someone said upthread about leaving it up to them to decide but the idea of losing her is so horrendous, if I do (heaven forbid) and I could help just ONE more family NOT go through that, wouldn't that be worth it? I hope I raise my children to think the same way.

I'm also in favour of an opt-out situation. If you can extend life, and give people a good quality of life, it's the right thing to do. Also, if there's no suitable recipient in the UK, then anyone in the world who is suitable should be able to be a recipient. My decision to donate is not based on nationality!!

Best wishes to all of you, or your loved ones, waiting for a donor.

Well I'm not a scientist so JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE my views come from what other people teach me. There is no difference at all.

And not once have I said organ donation is a bad thing

I'm on the register, DP is on the register but he didn't want me to tick the box for the DCs when I registered them at the drs. I would like to say if I was ever in the position that I had to consent to donating either of the DCs organs then I would agree to it but he is very funny about them not being buried intact IYSWIM.

It's a really tricky one.

"Well I'm not a scientist so JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE my views come from what other people teach me. There is no difference at all.

And not once have I said organ donation is a bad thing"

So you don't think impressionable people might be just a bit put off by thinking that bits of their personality might be wandering round in somebody else's body? Please will you give some idea which "other people" taught you this?

I'm not repeating myself again sorry... I'm within my rights to say my views

You wouldn't be repeating yourself. You haven't said ONCE where you got this bullshit your opinion.

You won't be repeating yourself.

And you are not within your rights to say things that may put people off registering as a donor without explaining why. That is the action of an irresponsible fool. And surely you don't want people to think that you're an irresponsible fool, do you?

I always feel I should post on these threads being a recipient because there is so much bollocks along the line of 'my mil's bin man's sister knew someone who was killed off because they were on the list' etc. It is disrespectful to posters who have made a difficult decision to let their loved ones organs be donated and just perpetuates myths about organ donation.

People on this thread are alive because of the generosity of others.

Scroll up to see what I said then...

Please tell me you didn't suddenly start speaking in a French accent, honsandrebels........

Seeker Oddly enough, I didn't.