Orgon Donation: In memory of my friend I would like to ask you to please consider signing the organ donation register

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My best friend's husband died a year ago tomorrow whilst waiting for an emergency liver transplant. He would have been 40 next month. He died 2 weeks after first feeling ill. - he had a very rare and acute liver condition.

For 48 hours he was at the top of the list for a new liver but sadly he didn't survive. I was at the hospital when he passed away and that dreadful experience will stay with me for life.

I can't help but wonder if more people had signed up to the register, would he still be alive. This funny, generous, gregarious man who was so well loved could well have died needlessly.

So, in Gwynne's memory, I would like to ask those of you who would willingly donate their organs, please sign the register and talk to your family.

I do not wish to preach about organ donation. I just wanted to do something in memory of my friend.

Thank you

the register

i have already registered but will help to keep this bumped

Thanks oj, I am off to bed now has have a poorly dd who had me up all night and is likely to have me up all night tonight too

Hope you are doing ok.

I'm already on it too, think I signed up me, dh and the dcs while Peter wa still waiting iirc.

I remember your thread just after he died. It was heartbreaking .

Will pop over to FB and change my status too.

I have been meaning to do this for ages
I have now done it and so has dh

I agree it should be an opt out thing, not an opt in thing

Thank you both. Trinity, so glad that a few people have signed up as a result of this thread.

As it the anniversary today, would really like to try and keep this bumped.

heeellllllloooooooo

I think I'm already on it but I've done it again just in case

Have joined Last time I tried it wouldn't let me for living in Jersey, but this time it did. Glad its changed

Am on it already.
When I did registre myself it made dh and me really talk about it, too....
without the discussion I wouldn't have known that dh does NOT want his organs donated, but he is happy enouh with my decision to have my organs donated.
We also talked about the worst case scenario of anythign happening to our children , and if they would end up potential donors...and we agree that, to donate thier organs would at least give their death some kind of sense and therefoer we would opt to do that.
I know it is weird to think in those terms, however, I am glad we did talk about it, as that will help if anything were to happen.

sorry rubbish spelling there...

Thank you. Fairlady, I think you are right it is important to talk about it. Until this happened, my DH didn't actually want to be on the register but he would have been prepared to donate his organs (he was just being a bit anti-establishment about it). He is on it now and obviously we both feel it is important. A hard thing to think about for your children I know but I share your sentiments.

Right, off now to have a bit of a gathering round my friend's house to remember G.

Not holding out much hold for this thread getting bumped what with all the strictly and x-factor discussions but we shall see .

its is a difficult conversation to have with someone isn't it, it was something we had talked about many times i have donated eggs and blood, steve was a blood donor until he became ill, it was his wish to donate any useful bits when he died, sadly i wasn't able to sort out anything being donated because he died at home.

Already on as is DH - and we have discussed that we would agree to donate from the children too ( )

Hope the anniversary hasn't been too awful for you and your bf.

Have added mine and dh's details to the list (with his permisson obv.) I've had a card for years but glad I am now on something offical.

What happens if I change address but forget to update the list, will it matter?

Me and dh also spoke about what would happen if something happened to dd. I said I would want her organs donated as I agree with Fairlady about something positive coming off of something so awful. DH said he couldnt make that descion until he had to (god forbid) which I think is fair enough, who knows how you would feel at the time

bumping for this very good cause

we are all already on it

it really should be an opt out rather than opt in system

Well done for starting this thread. We have organ donor cards from Germany but not in Switzerland where we have recently moved to. Will go and find out about that now.

I'm on it already, have told family, the G.P, it's registered with DVLA too and the boots advantage card scheme.

I'm also on the ANTHONY NOLAN TRUST register which is another worth while cause (sorry for the hijack). The way i've always looked at it is, if I or any of my family were in desperate need, I would pray there was someone out there to help us, so it's only fair for me to be there for someone else in need.

another bump for this great cause. Without people like you my DH wouldnt be here today.

Done!

bumping

to save this young lad you need to tick the tissues box as well as organs

without organ donors dh AND dd4 wouldnt be here today. Peters life was saved by his heart donor, without it we wouldnt have dd4 now.

Bump