[Kerry]

No preaching, but if you'd take a heart/lung/kidney(etc) to survive would you give it? How many are on the donor register? How many would take a beating heart from a dying person to survive but not offer it upon their own death?

Saw an advert which triggered my post

[InOne]

I'm not on the register but I'd give anything after I die. I want to be cremated anyway.

[Miss Ivy Balls]

I wouldn't accept any part of another human to save my life. I'd rather die, but I wouldn't mind giving part of my body away after I'm dead.

It's not like I'm going to know it's being done.

[Patrick]

I'd take one from someone else but not give it back.

When I die I want all of me to remain in me when I'm cremated including my Balls, Heart, Lungs, Kidneys etc

Everything that was there from the beginning.

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Scrooge

I'm not on the register but I'd give anything after I die. I want to be cremated anyway.

I think most next of kin don't like the thought of their loved ones being 'chopped up' for body parts :/

[GypsyGoth]

Yep I'm a donor.

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Dasher

I'd take one from someone else but not give it back.

When I die I want all of me to remain in me when I'm cremated including my Balls, Heart, Lungs, Kidneys etc

Everything that was there from the beginning.

And if any future kids you have need a kidney? (don't worry - you don't have to die to donate one of those)

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by ~Kerry~

And if any future kids you have need a kidney? (don't worry - you don't have to die to donate one of those)

Oh I'd give one to them for sure, especially because I don't have to die to give a Kidney.

Infact I'd probably give a Kidney to anyone really if their lives were at stake and I could still live, I never knew Kidney's were needed to live until now.

[InOne]

Originally Posted by ~Kerry~

I think most next of kin don't like the thought of their loved ones being 'chopped up' for body parts :/

Well i'll get on the register then lol Not sure how well my insides are but we won;t go into that

[GypsyGoth]

I want to start giving blood too.

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Dasher

Oh I'd give one to them for sure, especially because I don't have to die to give a Kidney.

Infact I'd probably give a Kidney to anyone really if their lives were at stake and I could still live, I never knew Kidney's were needed to live until now.

They clean the blood. You can live without them but need weekly dialysis

[InOne]

Originally Posted by GypsyGoth

I want to start giving blood too.

I only give to pure bloods. No mudbloods

[Miss Ivy Balls]

Patrick do you not find that taking one off someone, but not willing to offer it back as a bit selfish?

Fine if you don't want to offer your body once you're dead, but you'd happily take an organ off someone else?

Don't you think that seeing as you'd take one off a deceased person, you could offer that favour in return to someone else who potentially needs this vital organ?

[GypsyGoth]

Originally Posted by Scrooge

I only give to pure bloods. No mudbloods

I'd love to be a mudblood

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by GypsyGoth

I want to start giving blood too.

I fall to pieces doing that yet found giving birth a doddle (well, it smarted a bit.......)

[InOne]

Every time I've ended up in hospital I've always had my blood taken, so used to that lol

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Scrooge

Every time I've ended up in hospital I've always had my blood taken, so used to that lol

Ugh I hate it. I actually begged my doc not to take any one time

[InOne]

Originally Posted by ~Kerry~

Ugh I hate it. I actually begged my doc not to take any one time

I did refuse a few times. But if it's an attractive nurse I feel a div not getting is done. As stupid as that sounds

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Scrooge

I did refuse a few times. But if it's an attractive nurse I feel a div not getting is done. As stupid as that sounds

I'm just petrified of having blood taken. Had a bad experience as a teen. Never been the same. Odd as I'm fine with injections and stuff. Just no sucking blood!!!!!!!!!

[InOne]

Originally Posted by ~Kerry~

I'm just petrified of having blood taken. Had a bad experience as a teen. Never been the same. Odd as I'm fine with injections and stuff. Just no sucking blood!!!!!!!!!

Cookie and a hug and it's sorted for me

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Scrooge

Cookie and a hug and it's sorted for me

I remeber my best mate, she went and gave blood. So brave. Passed right out in the newsagents

[Jordan.]

Im not going to lie but I would take one but not give one back. Just because of the fact I hate thinking about what happens with your body after you die its worse then actually dieing for me and I know id hate knowing im going to have my insides cut out.

EDIT: If it was to save a close family member whilst I was still alive id do it.

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by Miss Ivy Balls

Patrick do you not find that taking one off someone, but not willing to offer it back as a bit selfish?

Fine if you don't want to offer your body once you're dead, but you'd happily take an organ off someone else?

Don't you think that seeing as you'd take one off a deceased person, you could offer that favour in return to someone else who potentially needs this vital organ?

Thomas you can't tell him what to do. Some people just aren't comfortable doing it and theres nothing wrong with that.

[zotler.]

I will become a donor when I am 18, I think you can become one at any age but I know my mum is too lazy to help me get registered, as I'd need her permission... Hopefully I do not die before then.
My body is totally useless to me if I'm dead, and I'm honestly not bothered as to whether I am buried or cremated soooo...

[joeysteele]

I think its down to personal choice,
Although many people against receiving an organ have changed their minds when told that if they don't have a transplant they will die in a matter of weeks.

I personally would have a transplant and also am happy for my organs to be used for others after my death.

I will not know what is happening and if I can help save a life by donation of organs to someone dying,then thinking of the joy that would bring to their families and friends who don't want to lose them is the only factor in it for me.

I can understand people being against it though.

However once we die, we are either going to decompose naturally if buried or be totally burned in cremation, for me, if before that process,I could save any life or even lives by Surgeons taking my organs then my life will have been well spent doing that.