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Kristy Posted Sun 31 Jan, 2010 8:51 PM |
I'm interested to know how many people carry a donor card / have registered to be a donor?
If anyone has strong views against donation then I'd be interested to hear those too.
Registering is easy Do it online here.
Thank you
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mili Posted Sun 31 Jan, 2010 10:11 PM |
| I've had a donor card in my wallet for 20+ years. There's some talk about building a register of donors here, that is, your willingness to be a donor would be in the medical records. At the moment it's just a piece of cardboard in your purse. |
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monkey Posted Mon 01 Feb, 2010 1:22 AM |
I've been a registered donor for about 3 years now. Organs and tissues from a single donor can be used to benefit more than 50 people on the waiting list.
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hennypenny Posted Mon 01 Feb, 2010 1:51 AM |
| I've been a registered organ donor for 15 years now. Ever since I got my first driver's licsense. I can't believe its been that long already! |
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minnmess Posted Mon 01 Feb, 2010 2:06 AM |
Im a donor. Everything except eyes and skin. Because that weirds me out.
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jambut Posted Tue 02 Feb, 2010 2:08 PM |
| registered when I was 16 but i've lost my card, its a bit grrr that ist not on your med records. |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Tue 02 Feb, 2010 2:11 PM |
minnmess wrote: Im a donor. Everything except eyes and skin. Because that weirds me out.
Everyone knows my wishes when I snuff it, whatever can be used is to be used except my eyes, as above something creeps me out about someone else using my eyes.
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Kristy Posted Wed 03 Feb, 2010 4:53 PM |
minnmess wrote: Im a donor. Everything except eyes and skin. Because that weirds me out.
I'm with you and Dubz on that one - the thought of donating my eyes gives me the heebie jeebies, I know I won't feel anything once I've snuffed it but it still gives me a strange feeling.
I'm pleasantly surprised that people replied positively to this :-)
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weirdmom Posted Wed 03 Feb, 2010 5:19 PM |
It's on my license and everyone in my family knows my wishes as well. I don't care what they take but if my family members are creeped out, I don't mind if they say no.
I also donate blood regularly and I think this is something more people should do on a regular basis. |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Thu 04 Feb, 2010 10:28 AM |
weirdmom wrote:
I also donate blood regularly and I think this is something more people should do on a regular basis.
I can't. I'm not allowed to give blood in Ireland because I'm from the UK. If you've lived in the UK between 1980 and 1995 you cannot give blood in Ireland. I think it has to do with CJD (Mad Cow Disease)
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Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) Posted Thu 04 Feb, 2010 11:52 AM |
I do have a donor card and when i die they can use anything they want as far as i am concerned.
Would be rather hypocritical of me not to do this , as one day its very possible i'll need someones kidney. |
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minnmess Posted Thu 04 Feb, 2010 1:27 PM |
Scottish Dubliner wrote: weirdmom wrote:
I also donate blood regularly and I think this is something more people should do on a regular basis.
I can't. I'm not allowed to give blood in Ireland because I'm from the UK. If you've lived in the UK between 1980 and 1995 you cannot give blood in Ireland. I think it has to do with CJD (Mad Cow Disease)
Dubz
yup. One of my friends lived in London for a year as a kid and now cant give blood. She is affectionatly known as the mad cow. I always giggle when I get to that question on the donor form and think of her. |
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harry potter Posted Thu 04 Feb, 2010 4:00 PM |
@Kristy
Sorry kid, it's all going in the box. Fcuk 'em. |
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Kristy Posted Sat 06 Feb, 2010 3:58 PM |
harry potter wrote: @Kristy
Sorry kid, it's all going in the box. Fcuk 'em.
D'ya think they'll come in handy on 'the other side'? :-)
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Kristy Posted Sat 06 Feb, 2010 5:03 PM |
Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote: I do have a donor card and when i die they can use anything they want as far as i am concerned.
Erm ... apart from your dodgy kidney, maybe? ;-)
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