I've read a small article about a girl my age who had a rare disease that made her heart incompetent to give her much hope on a future. The only thing that she could do, was to say goodbye to her own heart and receive a new one. But it became clear that was a difficult task to fulfill.
Why?
Because the donation of organs can't support the need for them. You have to sign up to a waiting list ... which can take long, longer than your have. People die everyday ... that's a loss that everyone among us will have to carry someday. But people dying can be helped by giving them something they need most in the world: an organ.
Everyone among us can make the easy decision by helping a person in need: sign a form that gives doctors the chance to help others with your organs, in case you die. In Belgium it's very easy: you go to www.beldonor.be or you go to your town hall and fill out a form. In other countries you have: http://www.organdonor.gov (US) and http://www.uktransplant.org.uk (UK). If you're from another country you can look it up very easily on the internet.
Why?
It's easy for you to make this choice while you're still alive ... but it isn't easy for parents who just lost their children to decide to immediately to give up hope for their children and contribute the organs to others. Make this decision instead of giving them the hard time.
It's your life, it's your organ ... but it can mean someone else's life, too.
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You're right, I imagine it can't always be that easy for a parent to make this decision after a child's death.
A couple of weeks ago, I was thinking about the same thing and was considering registering as an organ donor. It's not like I still need them after my death. I meant to ask my mom what she would do if they asked her to donate my organs, but then I forgot. Still, I'm wondering how she and my dad think about it and if they would mind me registering as a donor. It's not really something I like to think about (dying), but it's not something we can ignore.
Are you planning on registering yourself, Nikki?
Yes, I'm going to register!
I took a folder from the library in our town and I spoke to my mom about it. She fully supports the idea and when I gave her scenarios like "what if I'm braindead but you can't let me go" and she said "It's your wish and I want to respect it". She took another folder from the hospital and I had a brief look through it.
Now all I have to do is go to the City Hall and fill in a folder. So it'll probably be like a month or so before I get it finished hehe.
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