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GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE..........

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misdee · 27/02/2006 22:39

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would like to thank mummygows friend for agreeing to donate some of her late dh organs, somewhere out there tonight, people will be making their way to hospitals to get ready for transplants. i wish them all the best and mummygows friend and family are in my thoughts and prayers tonight. xx

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HRHQueenOfQuotes · 28/02/2006 17:10

pretty - I never lived in a Malaria area - and they only stop you if you've been to one in the last 12 months (fat chance of that - it's been 6years since we were last in Zim Sad)

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misdee · 28/02/2006 17:11

ideally he needs one by the end of this year. Peope have remqained stable on VADs for 5 years. Peter was very close to death last summer, without the LVAD we would've lost him last summer. He was essiently too weak to cope with transplant, and it was a miracle he got through the LVAD op. Hopefully, the LVAD will have given his heart a rest for now, and he is now stronger and will get through transplant op.

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HRHQueenOfQuotes · 28/02/2006 17:15

sorry it's "Midee's Question time" - did piece about you ever go in the paper??

prettybird · 28/02/2006 17:15

Sorry - for some reason, I thought you'd been back more recently!

And yes, I know that not all areas are malarial - but if you "admit" to having been to a country which happens to have a few areas that are malrail, even though you didn't go to them, sometimes they can get very sniffy)

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misdee · 28/02/2006 17:16

they said it wasd going to be in in jan, but AFAIK it hasnt been yet. i have heard that there is a big campaign in the grapvine to rasie donor awareness, so maybe they are holding off for that.

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HRHQueenOfQuotes · 28/02/2006 17:18

aha - I know I was looking out for it, and then was really busy so thought perhaps I'd missed it (and the numerous threads that will no doubt be started on here).

blueteddy · 28/02/2006 17:38

Grin @ dinosaur!
Doubt anyone will want my liver either, but they can take anything which may be of use!
Have signed up btw.

Smurfgirl · 28/02/2006 21:30

I am on the list.

My friend who died in October had her kidneys donated, she helped two people both who had been waiting for over 10 years, I don't have words for how comforting I find this. I think its the biggest and best give you can ever give.

spacecadet · 28/02/2006 21:36

ive been a registered organ doner since i was 17, my family know of my wishes,i will donate everything except my kidneys.

sharklet · 28/02/2006 21:43

I've always carried a card - but I didn't know you could register too, so I just have.

I'm so sorry for mummygow's freind, but I think they did a really special thing.

My thoughts are with both families.

onlyjoking9329 · 28/02/2006 21:54

i am on the register, i was a blood donor but they won't have me anymore cos of medication and its a bit dangerous at the blood donor place as i have severe allery to latex, i donated some eggs about 8 years ago the result was a baby girl for a family who had been having IVF for years. i think it should be an opt out system lots of people just haven't gotten round to registering if you think how many people full into that group then thats is a heck of a lot of people, the people who are strongly against can opt out.

spacecadet · 28/02/2006 21:58

forgot to mention that the reason i cant donate my kidneys is because i have a congenital kidney abnormality and they barely function well for me, otherwise id gladly donate them.

tangocharlie · 28/02/2006 22:29

Not much to add, most of what I think has been said here. I'm all for organ donation and am the register but I too hate the fact that my family could turn round and deny my wishes if they wanted to when I'm not in a position to argue the point. It also puts families in a difficult situation because surely thats the last thing you want to think about when dealing with a close relatives death - surely the impulse to just say no to anything would be so high for you to make irrational decisions as well - even if you were all for donation you might just say no out of shock/grief etc. Think it should be something you can definitely state legally in your life that can't be changed when you die. The doctors do everything they can to repair your body afterwards so it doesn't interfere with funeral arrangements etc, so no-one's losing out.

As far as the opt-in system goes, an opt-out would save more lives but could be difficult for people to understand, which would be hard on people with very strong beliefs against donation. The major problem is not people saying no, because you can't force them to donate, but people just not saying yes or no. What about having a scheme where you return a slip saying either yes or no, doesn't matter which as long as you choose, and you get a small reward, a free something or other or a small gift voucher. It might prompt people to take the time to find out what its all about, take the time to reply and some would of course opt in.

Lucy99 · 28/02/2006 22:29

just signed up me and dh - been meaning to for ages so pleased i saw this thread and it reminded me

AggiePanther · 01/03/2006 00:24

Just signed up ...and sent the url to about 50 people

BettySpaghetti · 30/06/2006 10:23

I've just received my letter and card through the post following registering on-line as an organ donor so thought I'd bump this to encourage anyone who hasn't registered to do so.

It seems particularly appropriate at the moment with the current programmes an Ch4 and threads on MN.

sign-up here

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