I just saw this movie John Q. with Denzel Washington, and it is a great movie. The subject is about health care or lack of,,, and the need for organ donations.
I have always felt strongly about this and this movie really made me think about doing something instead of just saying it. I have told my family I want to donate my organs, but I don't have it in writing or on the back of my D.L. I plan on doing this right away.
My youngest son, was a premmie and they knew he had kidney damage before he was born. We were so afraid his kidneys would not work for him, at the time, and we still worry that since he has damage , will his kidneys do their work until he is an old man?
I just hope everyone will see that movie and think about what they would do in the event of their death or that of loved ones, on donating organs.
It is sad but there was a d/f sister who passed away a few weeks ago waiting on a kidney. She died on the day they found a donor that matched her type.
My son has told me he wants to donate his organs too. We watched a show on TLC about a 16 yr old boy , who was in the best shape of his life, he was a football player, and he was in a bad car wreck. He was braindead. His parents decided for some good to come out of his life, and donated his organs. Four people lived because of that gift of life.That touched my son, because he is a football player too and it was sad that young boy, had to die, but it had a bitter sweet ending, in that others could use what he could not .
How many would donate their organs when they die?
Do any of you give blood ?, this is something I am going to do , next time the lifeblood bus comes around.