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Amber @AmbiePam (121058) • United States 26 Apr 22

After waiting four years, my Aunt Joyce finally got a kidney transplant Sunday. It all started when she got heat stroke, and she can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Of course, you always have to make sure her body doesn't reject...

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teenal @teenal (1400) • Dublin, Ireland 3 Apr 19

Do you carry an organ donor card. I cant due to previous illness meaning I am not suitable. If I could I would be in two minds about it. On one hand I don't like the thought of parts of me walking about after I am gone. On the...

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Are you an organ donor?

Teddy @ThreeTeddies (2038) • United Kingdom 7 Jan 19

Medical science has advanced to the point where many human organs can be transplanted from one person to another. But demand can outstrip supply. The commonest organ transplant is a kidney and the wait for an adult kidney...

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Girl Declared Dead Gives Doctors a Thumbs Up Before They Can Harvest Her Organs

AnjaP @Rollo1 (16676) • Boston, Massachusetts 29 Feb 16

You have most likely heard about the shooting in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in which a crazy Uber driver drove around town randomly shooting people. Six people were killed in the senseless attacks. One person who wasn't killed, but...

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Would you feel grateful for that few moments of madness?..

Hazel Vee @epiffanie (11327) • Australia 10 Nov 15

. So you drove to the shops five minutes away from home, parked your car, and walked across using the pedestrian crossing when out of nowhere some kids riding unlicensed motorbikes on high speed run you over...And then left you...

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The sterile road to a land called Life

Elizabeth @Poppylicious (11134) • United Kingdom 18 Oct 15

There isn't much to see from the hospital bed. You may be being wheeled for miles, along stark white, occasionally jovial, often far too bright, corridors but there is only the ceiling to stare at. Sometimes a head or two pop...

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STOUTjodee @STOUTjodee (3670) • United States 16 Mar 13

Can one be sure when receiving an organ transplant that the organ being transplanted is really going to help you? Or is it a risk one takes when using organ transplants? Should the doctor make sure there is nothing wrong with...

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Are You a Carrier?

TheIrishClog @TheIrishClog (985) • Ireland 9 Mar 12

I feel very strongly that if there is any chance at all that any part of my body may some day be life saving or life changing to another human being when it is no longer of any use to me, then they should have it. How about...

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kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 29 Jun 11

As you can see on your driver's license, do you want to be an organ donor, or you don't want to donate your organ when you die? I certainly don't want to be an organ donor, and I want my body to be complete. Some people are such...

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Harvesting Organs

teamrose @teamrose (1492) • United States 27 Aug 10

Per the most recent Scientific American some transplant surgeons jumped the gun in harvesting organs. I believe the article said the number of seconds legally necessary there to pronounce someone dead after unhooking the patient...

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basqui @basqui (3888) • Philippines 17 Feb 10

If you were to donate an organ when you die, which one will you donate?

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Would you donate an organ to your ex-lover?

rj4pau @rj4pau (215) • Malaysia 31 Oct 09

If it just that happen that your ex-lover desperately need an organ such as liver,kidney etc to stay alive, would you offer yourself to donate yours? If you have had a bitter broke up previously between you two, will that effect...

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Does someone know, is there an age limit to being an organ donor?

clutterbug @clutterbug (1051) • United States 8 Jun 09

Do you think that once we reach the age of 80 or so that maybe our organs are a bit worn, and perhaps should'nt be offered to a person needing a transplant? I haven't the slightest idea how that works. Does anybody know?

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Do You Plan To Donate Your Organs After Deeath?

danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28954) • Canada 24 Mar 09

Last week a dear friend of mine passed away, and in his obituary it was requested that in liew of flowers, he and his family would appreciate it if we do what we can to spread the word about the importance of organ donation. Brian...

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Toofancy @Toofancy (548) • United States 17 Mar 09

When you get your driver's license they ask you if you want to be an organ donor. My mother, bless her heart, at the age of 84 is an organ donor. However, I don't know if any of her organs would be useful now to another person....

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Would you be an organ donor if you knew they were gonna use your face?!?

JenInTN @JenInTN (27514) • United States 18 Dec 08

I saw on the news yesturday that they performed the first FACE transplant! Now in my mind I am visualizing some one walking around with my face. I think it's strange although I understand the need for those with facial deformities...

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jessi0887 @jessi0887 (2788) • United States 18 Nov 08

I want to be but everytime I try to get them to put it on my license they forget to ask me and I forget to ask them. RRRRRR!!!!!!! So who on here is an organ donor. What brought you to the decision to become one?

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Debs_place @Debs_place (10520) • United States 8 Oct 08

My stepson died this past weekend. He was 25 and an organ donor. I did some reading about organ donations - one person who donates their organs can help up to 50 people!!! If a person is an organ donor, they can still be...

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pink_bunny @pink_bunny (324) • Australia 5 Sep 08

Would you consider yourself becoming an organ donor? Let some unfortunate souls extend their stay here on earth by giving them your organ/s that they so desperately need? I would...I've actually chosen to be an organ donor when I...

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3cardmonte @3cardmonte (5098) 27 Aug 08

i filled in a form a while ago to say that should i die i would be put on the organ donor list. I never recieved a card,is there any way to make sure that i am in fact on the list?

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