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Is my DH BU about organ donation

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Hai1988 · 27/05/2010 21:47

Today i was in my local chemist picking up a prescription when i noticed a organ donation leaflet to register and i had been thinking about it for a while as my nan had a heart transplant before she died and it gave her an extra 20 years (she was 50 when she had the op)
I took the leaflet and took it home, when i got home i showed to to by DH and asked what he thought, and he point blank told me he didnt want me to register. I asked him why, and he said that i was his wife and he didnt want some1 else having part of me when the time came.
He wasnt being mean about it, it was kinda sweet
But i do feel quite strongly about this and now dont no what to do
What do you lot think??

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thumbwitch · 29/05/2010 11:01

I think if there were an opt-out system more people would be made to think about it - at the moment it is all too easy to ignore it unless directly affected by it. As I said, if people feel strongly enough about it, they will choose to opt out.

I think it is morally wrong to allow perfectly good organs to go to waste when so many people are in need of them - I guess we are coming from different moral stances.

gtamom · 29/05/2010 15:48

((((Shabba)))
He sounds like quite a guy. Hope reading his story will get some people signing their cards.

gtamom · 29/05/2010 16:00

Shabba, thank-you for sharing the pics. I just saw them now.
Your family is beautiful. I am teary now.

shabbapinkfrog · 29/05/2010 16:24

Thank you for your kind words - they are a lovely bunch

BritFish · 29/05/2010 17:32

thought id come back to say i've just registered and so have my DD and DS. DH was already registered!

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