Are you/do you want to be an organ donor?

Forever alone in the My personal beliefs prevent me from being an organ donor category.



I am actually surprised there are so many people who are or want to be organ donors.

Why's that?

I just feel that when I die and get cremated, I need all my body parts to actually be "free" when my ashes are spread.

If one of my organs are inside someone else then I am being held back in a way.

-Excuse meh if that doesn't make much sense but that is just the way I feel about it.

Also do not really like the idea of being inside someone permanently. (No sexual innuendo intended)

Aha so you're a bit of a spiritual being?

I like the idea of my organs being in someone else, it's like I get to live longer through other people

Yeah I guess you could say that I am.

Anything to live a little longer?

First thing I did when I turned sixteen. When I turn eighteen I'll sign up for bone marrow too.

You can join the bone marrow register through Anthony Nolan from the age of 16, they lowered the age not so long ago. All you need to do is go online, they'll send the stuff out to you to send a saliva sample and a few weeks later you'll get a letter informing you you're on the register.

Oh wow, thanks . I tried to when I first turned sixteen and it didn't let me. Will do now!

That's cool, can't say I am myself.
Question though, would you accept an organ donation?

And nah I was just being silly

It's only recently (maybe in the last year or so I think) that it's changed.

Just a point for anyone in this thread who is thinking about registering as any sort of donor be it blood, bone marrow or organ. Please talk this through with your family and let them know what your wishes are and why you want to register. With organ donation it's better they know that you'd like to help someone in the event of your death, as it stands in the UK at present, the family/NOK still have final say when it comes to consent.

Nah I wouldn't accept an organ donation, I am also more of a "if it happens, deal with it" kind of person. So if that means that I die earlier so be it. I am all for fighting to live an all but that is where I will draw the line.

Ahh...interesting. Wasn't expecting that

Was you expecting me to be one of those people who would happily take an organ from someone else, but not give one?

I am not that kind of person

- Don't ask me what kind of person I am either because I really don't know.

I have nothing wrong with the principle as my organs will only rot away in the ground if I don't but the thought of an undeserving person having my organs makes me sick.

The stories about disabled children being given a new life a great but on the opposite side of the specturm convicted rapists, murderers and peadophiles have been know to have an organ transplant. In my opinion people with such convictions should autmatically be at the bottom of the queue and anyone without such a conviction who needs a transplant can leap frog them in the queue. In toher words, such criminals would probably not receive the transplant. The same things applies to blood.

The criminals are the minority though so I'll still donate and hope a deserving person is given a new life.