Friday, April 21, 2006

Sign up to be an Organ Donor

As he notes on his blog, Kevin (Lakeshore Laments) Binversie's father needs a heart transplant. Please keep their family in your prayers.

Their situation serves as a reminder of the importance of signing up to allow your organs to be donated upon your death.

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, here's all it takes:
  • Make Your Wish to be an Organ Donor Known
  • Declare your wish on your driver's license.
  • Include donation in your advance directives, will, and living will.
  • Tell your family. They can be your advocate should you become a donor candidate.
  • Tell your physician, faith leader, and friends.
  • Complete a donor card and carry it in your wallet.
There but for the grace of God go any of us. Kevin's family's situation alone should be motivation for anyone who has thought about signing up to actually do so.

3 Comments:

At 1:31 PM, Anonymous said...

Greeting from Seattle.

I would be willing to donate my liver, but after last night, I think it looks a great deal like Larry Hagman's first one.

-JJSJR

 
At 2:34 PM, triticale said...

My usual response when the topic of organ donation is raised is to mention the time I donated a piano to the church, but I am in fact on record as being available for harvesting come such time as I no longer need the stuff.

 
At 6:39 PM, Casper said...

Cripes Fraley, you're such a whore. It's obvious you're being paid off by the organ-harvesting bigwigs to push their agenda. Do you even check your sources? Did they offer up a free kidney to write this post?

Sorry...after reading your anon comments, I just wanted to be part of the fun.

 

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