I was a donor as soon after my 18th birthday as I could get it done. That was 1976. I tore up my card and got it off my driver's license as soon as I could after 1992.
I was in network sales. One of our customers was the region's largest organ bank. It was attached to a hospital that had the region's best trauma center. In dealing with the organ bank, I found that a head trauma patient had a 3-times better chance of being declared brain dead if they held a donor card.
Don't get me wrong. I still want to donate my body. I've left word with my family that I want that to happen. However, I don't want someone taking the parts while I'm still alive.
I was a donor as soon after my 18th birthday as I could get it done. That was 1976. I tore up my card and got it off my driver's license as soon as I could after 1992.
I was in network sales. One of our customers was the region's largest organ bank. It was attached to a hospital that had the region's best trauma center. In dealing with the organ bank, I found that a head trauma patient had a 3-times better chance of being declared brain dead if they held a donor card.
Don't get me wrong. I still want to donate my body. I've left word with my family that I want that to happen. However, I don't want someone taking the parts while I'm still alive.