What Actually Happens To Your Body When You Donate Your Organs?

With so many misconceptions about organ donation out there, it's no wonder why less than half of all U.S. adults are signed up as donors, but what really happens when you donate organs?
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[@lisalizzy4088]

My son's organ donation recovery helped 8 people on August 12 2017. I miss my baby boy everyday! R.I.P Gage! I haven't taken my bracelet off once and I hang the paperwork in a frame the same as honoring a HERO. My lil boys heartbeats on!!!!

[@sw2598]

LISA JACKSON bless you and your son.

[@lisalizzy4088]

Christmas was so hard today without him. Lil brother Jimmy cried when he realized his biggest gift request was for his brother Gage to come home. My heart is breaking but I hope where ever my son gage heart is beating it has joy in it to be with that family it saved

[@anonymousunnamed3026]

LISA JACKSON That is a beautiful story. I hope you are doing well. You and your boy are heroes.

[@Hailey.M.Marshall]

Thank you so much for your sons donation. Your baby is saving a life, something not every person gets to do. I hope only for the best for your family in this time of healing

[@stephenmiller9009]

LISA JACKSON thats means hes still here and his good genes from those organs should pass down through their family 👍👍 im not a doctor though

[@ZeroEscape2074]

I don't mind donating organs if I'm for sure, 100% proven dead, don't want to wake up missing my liver

[@ArcadiyIvanov]

You won't wake up if you're missing your liver. :)

[@dutchik5107]

ZeVio74 ok so sign up for organ donation. since that doesn't happen

[@TheDAFFY]

Without the liver, you'd die anyway before waking up. Blood sugar levels go high (due to no insulin which is made in the liver) and food can't be processed (gives you the energy which you need to live).

[@ArcadiyIvanov]

Insulin is made in the pancreas ;) But most of protein synthesis is done in the liver so you basically die quite rapidly from complete and rapid metabolic disintegration without your liver.

[@BassManBobBassCovers]

There are cases of that happening for sure.

[@margaritacamarillo8497]

My friend passed away on Wednesday. They were able to donate all of her organs, tissues, and eyes. She became a hero to those transplant recipients even though she will never know their names. We love you Tanya. ❤

[@matthewgreener7069]

I don’t mean any disrespect, just trying to understand the process. If you donate your organs, can you still be buried or cremated?

[@hannahblair4488]

Yes ofocarse, you can still have a funeral and burial/cremation as normal ❤​@matthewgreener7069

[@skeetoak3760]

The title is wrong, you are not actually talking about what happen to your body when you donate, but how organ donation works and why you should sign up.

[@annerison]

This video is also very misleading. Lots of inaccurate and missing information.

[@rollmops3113]

I absolutely agree!

[@randydeleon3626]

HELL NO

[@TheWazweez]

This guys info shows brain death

[@mondrian5620]

Yup.

[@Gravelark]

I received an organ transplant and I thank my donor, who passed away suddenly, everyday. 14 years and counting. Donations change lives.

[@lastshadow2542]

Will you donate your donated organ?

[@Gravelark]

Last Shadow yeah if it can help someone.

[@einkommentierkanal5111]

Immagine a 200 year old liver :D

[@rosewater-constellation7421]

You don't have to answer, but out of curiosity, what organ did you get?

[@DBZHGWgamer]

Well, organ's do age. Plus it only takes one person to make a few bad life choices to make the organ unusable.

[@Spac3Monk]

I have no objections whatsoever in donating my organs after i am brain dead. Saving lives, what a way to go out.

[@happyjohn354]

i did for that reason plus you get a free cremation so burial is much cheaper for the family

[@johannagustafsson212]

Hell yeah. I get to be a super hero in death, saving lives from beyond the grave.

[@iamthetruthbearer]

maybe after watching this, you won't be so sure kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4u5oGiFZbxqjKc

[@racheldemain1940]

It must be a comfort to tbe bereaved family to know their Loved is helping others.

[@jennyreed3331]

For many years I hesitated when it came to becoming an organ donor; no idea why, I just never bothered to sign up. Then at Christmas, my mum was told she'll likely need a liver transplant. After we got home from the hospital, I signed up to be one right away. I think it took the reality of someone I know needing a transplant to make me realize that it's super important to become a donor and I encourage everyone to make the same decision.

[@alexanderrahl482]

So basically it didn't matter to you because you didn't give a shit about anyone else. But when your mummy needed one, it mattered? I'll keep my organs.

[@jennyreed3331]

Like I said, I hadn't really thought about it before and it wasn't something people were encouraging me to do. It took the reality of someone I know needing one to realize "shit, it's actually really important to become a donor."

[@tara.c837]

Good job for registering! I have had a liver transplant, my life has been extended 8 years so far :), I've got to travel all around Europe and still achieving so much, all thanks to my donor. Best wishes to your mum!

[@tara.c837]

@Rusbel Martinez you need to go back to school and learn how to make some sense.. and maybe some respect too. Let's hope you don't end up in a position where you need a donated liver, I don't think you'd be so cruel if you were on the other end of this. I've felt that pain myself, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

[@pammorrison88]

Jenny Reed , were you aware that you can be a living donor of a portion of your liver?? What you donate to your mother will grow to be of sufficient size, and your liver will regenerate back to its normal size. So, everyone in your family should be tested to see if they are matches so that when your mother does finally need a liver, the hardest part is out of the way. In spite of the trolls on here, I hope your mom never needs a transplant and live a long and healthy life.

[@santiking6481]

A doctor wanted my uncle's organs he tried to get us to disconnect him, We refused and 3 days later my uncle woke up.

[@wholeNwon]

What kind of a "hospital" was that?

[@santiking6481]

Memorial Hermann in Houston.

[@wholeNwon]

@@santiking6481 I have been involved in thousands of resuscitations and hundreds of cases of patients requiring prolonged (a month was about the longest I remember now) supportive care waiting for brain recovery and never saw anything like that. It's amazing how the brain can sometimes recover...esp. young brains.

[@hamesh3474]

Good point

[@NinjaAnimations]

I'm glad he woke up. I hope he is doing well

[@shintsu01]

i am a donor, but some familiy members are not happy with that descsion. I always state well if i am in need of a organ to be donated to be me, i wished other people donate them so i should do the same.

[@merijnmilan]

the reason is simple. It is hard to believe. I have to remind myself of that a lot. reason: people are completely irrational.

[@nasa9509]

don't they through out your organs anyway....if you're not a donor then they go to waste

[@MeliaMimi]

atHOEist I don't think they do that in most cases now, but I don't work in a morgue so idk

[@LunaMoonchyld]

ShinTsu ur family should respect ur wishes on this if u wanna do it that's ur business and not theirs

[@nasa9509]

Scott Raisch woah tf calm down.....yes they go to waste....if they are just being thrown out then no one will benefit from them and all the lives that could've been saved, won't be....if they are donated then they won't "go to waste"

[@JoyceDivisions]

I signed up for organ donation the second I turned 18. You can actually save several lives after you're dead yourself. I think it's so important.

[@bradfordjhart]

you can't be scared when you're dead

[@JoyceDivisions]

I get that it seems scary but you're dead... you're gone but your body is still there and can still save people.

[@Angie-ze6yx]

did u sign up online? cause thats what i did just checking if i did it right :)

[@gayar4596]

enjoyce you are a brave n kind soul.....

[@gayar4596]

Angie1209 proud to have people like u in our world

[@ShadowsandCityLights]

Isn't It strange to think the rest of the body is dead and rotting, but the donated organs are still well and in use.

[@krisavapine]

You are not dead when they take out your organs, you are still alive, but you brain is damaged NOT exactly dead like they say. Read this article about the "brain dead myth" www.lifesitenews.com/news/neurologist-exposes-brain-death-myth-behind-multi-billion-dollar-organ-transplant-industry

[@LivelifeandLovedoingit]

I’m high asf and u just blew my mind

[@melissarara7567]

@@krisavapine wow.

[@MG-bs5mr]

@@krisavapine yeah, I'm not surprised a news site that favours an evangelical Christian view would be looking for any excuse.

[@smith4591]

It's not that complex. Think your body is like a car and your brain is the engine. If the engine break, car doesn't start. Since your engine can't replace in this scenario, your car is dead. But still, you can salvage other car parts like batteries, tiers, seats, etc. They don't just break since the engine was broken.

[@ouijabored_7231]

I agreed to be an organ donor as soon as I got my driver's license at 16. I sympathize with any family who goes through the waiting process for a donor/transplant. I want to change the world even after I'm gone.

[@jungkookieswithsometea9570]

R u alive dude?

[@mybuttsmellslikebutterbut207]

@@jungkookieswithsometea9570 I’m pretty sure he took his own life

[@TerenceClark]

I signed up as an organ donor as soon as I could, against my parents' wishes. It seemed like an easy decision to me. More important than family politics. A decade later my aunt needed a double lung transplant, which extended her life almost 10 years and allowed her to live to see her kids graduate and meet her first grandchild. And on top of it my mother and uncle found out they have the same genetic condition, though so far they haven't needed transplants. Suddenly I didn't get as much opposition on my decision. Imagine that.

[@ozdergekko]

Best decision you could have made! Thx in the name of those whom you might have saved by it! I wonder when the US will adapt the opt-out rule.

[@Czesnek]

Karma is a bitch indeed.

[@waikarimoana]

Be proud of yourself my brother, someone donate his liver to me, and gifted me HOPE.

[@happyjohn354]

hell i became an organ donor just for the simple fact that once im dead i wouldn't need it...

[@Apsladye]

If I were you I would change that immediately

[@Dee-jp7ek]

95% support it but less than half are donors. Why? Because, like in everything else, people want all the benefits of something without contributing anything themselves.

[@Dee-jp7ek]

Dark I'm not even going to tackle that because it still fits well with my point. Many people don't wanna be 'butchered and sold' but are more than happy to accept another's misfortune

[@derpingflamingo]

Dark I think there's a law passed that makes organ markets illegal (in the US ofc). this also prohibits hospitals paying to get foreign organs, I think

[@zakosist]

I think the wast majority of those who don't sign up or just lazy/postponing, and that's the impression I got when I convinced multiple of my friends to do it. If anyone wonders it's also a very simple process that doesn't require much effort or time at all. I just went to the local pharmacy and asked to sign up, and practically just had to fill in my name on a paper

[@ozdergekko]

ah yes, you have many private hospitals... Here, they will never make money from those surgical procedures.

[@KenGenHD]

Hospitals should be non profit like they are in most of developed nations. It is funny how americans think they live in the greatest country in the world but refuse to call an ambulance because it is too expensive.

[@il023]

My cousin donated her organs.Guess how old she was. Eight years old.She passed away from too much liquid in her brain.She donated her kidneys .People are living today because of her. Love you Kat 💜🐴

[@solargirl7329]

❤❤❤ thank you kat she probably saved another childs life

[@MrsznewyawkRN]

My mom received a heart transplant last year October 1st and shes healthy as ever today- Thanking every single person who is an organ doner!!!!!!!!

[@dseaw810]

Why do you even want your organs after you dead.... may as well just give them away. For most of us, probably the only way we will ever get to save a life ourselves.

[@keosniper]

Dustin Seaward the belief of body purity. Several religions have/had times where they thought if the body was desecrated via removal of organs or decapitation they were considered unwhole and would be rejected by their deity. Another thing to point out is the uncertainty of death, some people dont want to be opened up and stuff taken out if they are going to sit there and experience the entire thing without being able to react.

[@Angel-xe2tl]

Im chronically ill so i cant donate. And nor would i want to. I dont want to give away my shitty organs. (Even if i was one, they would check then and say their to ill/weak)

[@keosniper]

Thats the equivalent of praising a dog for not stealing the car...

[@Kevin-um1nq]

solomon kane Yea pay the dead person lmao

[@Siberius-]

Minty - They then said "you could leave the money to whoever you wanted". Meaning you already have it in your will or whatever and it goes to your family or whoever you want. Some organs are worth a lot. So no it's not paying a dead person and then that's it lol.

[@stephaniemuse]

In Singapore, we have an opt-out system instead of an opt-in one. Meaning, if you are a citizen over the age of 21, you are automatically an organ donor unless you opt-out. If you op-out, though, you will be placed on the bottom of the wait list should you ever require a donation in the future. Your family, of course, can choose to refuse your organs being donated after you become deceased. I think it's a very fair and smart system. There is choice, but it also helps society as a whole.

[@hazardtg3008]

Stephanie's Musings is there even a list

[@benbenthescienceben5187]

that's amazing. i wish we did that.

[@petrichor3797]

Proving again that singapore is kinda awesome 😁

[@naomigary7930]

that's an excellent system

[@bradtaylor9479]

Here in india and africa if you need an organ just go to one of the many slave auctions in our no go zones and just pay with a high value currency and we will give you organs you need fresh from the body. I know its a horrible joke but its a real issue that everybody likes to ignore.

[@scotstap552]

My mom had a liver and kidney transplant in April, 2019. Thank you for donating the gift of life! This is the most incredible thing someone and their family can possibly do in such tragic times. Through death there is life.

[@coffeeaddictmomof5467]

I received my double lung transplant on April 19, 2011.

[@P1K3YXD]

Proud to say I’ve been an organ donor since I was old enough to sign up as well as being a blood and stem cell donor. Like other people have said it’s probably the only chance many of us will get to actually help someone else and save a life. For me personally I am willing to help other people in any way shape or form if I can.

[@cyrenaeidsath762]

I'm so thankful to people who donate. I've had two transplants. My mom gave me her kidney and a young boy gave me his cornea. Thank you to all the families who made this possible. I wouldn't be here if no one donated their organs

[@minecrafterselite1]

Cyrena Eidsath hello?

[@cyrenaeidsath762]

Hi

[@stafonvoncamron]

I'm sure you would've still been here. You have a number, only when your number comes up then you die. You might have gotten organs but that doesn't mean it kept you alive.

[@mogabriel5238]

@@cyrenaeidsath762 how can someone donate their cornea

[@alorgb7440]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4u5oGiFZbxqjKc

[@skepticdork6867]

Am I going to donate my organs: Yes. Why: Simply because I won't be using them.

[@exboyfriend8232]

smart 💗

[@iamthetruthbearer]

think twice kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4u5oGiFZbxqjKc

[@joandondero1736]

I have cornea transplants, 20 year old female in left eye; 22 year old male in right eye. That was 25 years ago. I say a prayer for them every night, they gave me sight. Blurry every morning, that stayed for hours, I couldn’t even drive . The young people are now in God’s kingdom. Cute story here, someone asked me if I’d go cross eyed, since one was male & one was female. Hey, this was from someone who loves me & was very worried.

[@dawncollinsonquarry4039]

I sighed up to be an organ donor. It's an honour to think that I could save somebody's life ❤️

[@scienceaddict77]

I figure, if I'm dead, I don't need 'em, might as well help someone else.

[@cload9669]

Eternal Void not only that, but kids in Africa could use them for food too!

[@thebravezombies]

Or or, just hear me out, whenever the kids get hungry they have the organs to munch on.

[@walkwithtruth]

+scienceaddict77 What if you were still alive and they were wrong about you being brain dead like many cases have been?

[@vivaene]

The Architect honestly the broken English you're speaking completely makes me want to ignore your opinion, also what you said is wrong. doctors don't willingly kill patients by unplugging them from life support. only time it happens if they're far beyond recovery and have permission from the family.

[@nickrogers3624]

The likelihood of you being alive (especially without any kind of irreversible damage) is slim if there even is a chance I would go as far as to say you are far more likely to be struck by lightning at different locations (and live) within the same hour than you are of surviving brain death. Also here is a part of an article I read; *"Brain death is the irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the all-important brain stem that houses the RAS and the mechanism that controls our breathing. Dead is dead. Brain death isn't a different type of death, and patients who meet the criteria of brain death are legally dead."* www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/02/nobody-declared-brain-dead-ever-wakes-up-feeling-pretty-good/253315/ Just sign up for organ donation. The chances that you are misdiagnosed are incredibly slim let alone the chance that you will even have your organs donated, might as well sign up anyways. But maybe that's just me, after all, its your decision.

[@ozdergekko]

Here in Austria we have the opt-out rule: everyone is a donor unless registered as objector.

[@alexandernikolaus3451]

ozdergecko I wonder how many people would actually opt out in America. I think a little of it is laziness and the lack of trust in the system

[@sidneyvg7275]

ozdergecko same here... every country should be like that

[@despairia]

That should be the universal rule.

[@tacticalnewfie2922]

ozdergecko That's another reason why Austria is a shit hole.

[@ozdergekko]

+Alexander Nikolaus -- If it's the same as here (and many other European and South American countries) it becomes such a normal thing everyone approves of that it's neither talked or thought about.

[@micknoe4724]

When I'm dead, take what ever is needed I obviously don't need them any more; why let them go to waste?

[@cheyennespidle7375]

Mick Noe exactly

[@howtowithelizabeth7513]

Mick Noe same here

[@charlieq6083]

That is what i think to- i could help someone when i am dead to

[@pocahontas4583]

I’m still trying to understand how exactly this works but he did say you have to still be breathing and have a heartbeat in order for your organs to be used. That’s probably why most people don’t want to do it.

[@4sh3s4ever]

Hey.

[@Klausi420]

Here in Germany there have been cases where not everything was done to keep the Patient alive Even though there was a minimal Chance of a Recovery. Instead they were declared brain dead in Order to Take their organs

[@Master_Therion]

There's a cathedral near my house that recently received an Organ Donation. I must say, it sounds great. ;)

[@zwiebeldogs]

Master Therion Wow

[@tw3ist]

was it an Ear? *_^

[@Master_Therion]

No, you are thinking of Shakespeare, "Friends, Romans, countrymen, *lend me your ears* "

[@AnfalasHerdsman]

man youre always on the top comments xD

[@gangstashanksta]

If you weren't already near the death bed, I'd donate my spine to you.

[@jaredfuckingsucks]

A friend of mine and her sister both had restrictive cardiomyopathy and needed heart transplants, her sister got one first, while my friend waited on the list for 8 years, she finally was moved up and got the donation but her body rejected the new heart. Even though she passed away, her sister didn't, someone who passed saved her little sisters life. When I finally got my license I signed up to be an organ donor and you all should too :)

[@Cutter1018]

Good for you. Leave the rest of us out of it.

[@UltimateChocoWy1]

Jared "you all should too" well this is problematic because some people are actually scared like me and some are to busy with their worldy life.

[@loredanavasilescu5634]

_N_E_X time ur fired what are you scared of? it's normal to be scared of things you don't understand but, as a human being, isn't it your duty to understand what exactly are you afraid of and if that fear is rational or not?

[@BlackEpyon]

Too busy? You just check the box when you renew your driver's licence. And what do you have to be scared of when you're dead?

[@Cutter1018]

BlackEpyon many,instances in which people were believed dead but really were.not. now stop trying to force your touchy Feely feel good bullshit down everyone's throats

[@rebeccad4173]

When I pass away I won’t need my organs anymore so take whatever someone needs to save their life.

[@lanebreakerRBH]

such an important video as someone who has been through this recently its really refreshing to hear such a to the point video

[@brookepotter123]

My aunt was considered "brain dead" while in a coma and is now still alive and thriving well so its not always accurate

[@luca5374]

brookepotter123 then she probably wasn’t brain dead...

[@brookepotter123]

Bel Air no doctors classified her as completely brain dead

[@brookepotter123]

Bel Air I was saying diagnosis isnt always accurate

[@luca5374]

brookepotter123 then she wasn’t brain dead 💀

[@luca5374]

brookepotter123 You probably misheard something because no one can be misdiagnosed as brain dead sis

[@waikarimoana]

To you whom i don't know, Every time i see the sunrise and sunset i think of you, every time i hear a note of a music i think of you, every drop of rain and a flake of snow falls on my face i think of you, every breath of air i take i think of you, every time i look at my son and daughter and my grandson i think of you, in fact there is not a moment that passes by me, and i don't feel your presence, you donated your liver to me, and now part of you is me and we are whole. I don't know your name but i see you every day and feel you every moment. I wish there was a word in human's vocabulary to describe my utmost thanks and gratitude to you,, but THERE IS NONE.

[@burntpieceoftoast4148]

waikarimoana aw, this is lovely.

[@waikarimoana]

Thanks Maggie, Thousands of people are suffering and awaiting organ transplant, and many people loose their lives in accidents and not knowing that they can gift a new life to those who profoundly appreciate the gift of life. Lets all be an organ donor and save lives.

[@lbo6050]

waikarimoana the issue is you can't just die in an accident and give them. You have to of died in an hospital setting. My mom was able to donate bc she was on life support for 5 days before she died in the ICU.

[@waikarimoana]

Hi Lisa, I live in New Zealand, we have treaty with Australia of giving one another donated organs, and the flight is about 2 hours, so there must be a way to keep the organs alright for transplant. I went to hospital 3 times and the donated livers were not match and the forth time, it was the right one. I was told that the first liver that i was going to have, was from a gentleman in Australia, there were two of us waiting for the donated liver and it was a better match for the other person. The final liver was from a person like you mother, he was in coma for 5 days and there were 6 people waiting to receive his organs. 2 kidneys, hart and longs, liver, and eyes, i received his liver.I hope he is in a right place but i truly feel him all the time, day or night, sleep or awaken, if there is a force i am sure it is looking after hime, till our soul and sprit meet finally one day., best regards, Tony.

[@waikarimoana]

Got you.

[@Monica_Baja]

My mother got a liver transplant 24 years ago, the blessing the donors family gave go us, goes on today and we all plan to be donors too because of her selfless choice to share. Yes, miracles do happen, she's still alive never had a major rejection episode. We call her Frankie but are so happy to still have her. Please, you don't need it when you go, bless a family as ours has been.

[@xmissbeehavin15x]

I honestly wish that I was okay with organ donation because it can save so many lives, but it's just not something I could do. I have family members that work in different units in different hospitals and I was told first hand that if someone who's waiting for a transplant has a higher chance of making it than you do then it's going to come down to who will have the better odds. I myself used to donate blood to do something to help others. I can't even be a donor now because I am now chronically ill with multiple autoimmune diseases. All I know is people have been labeled as brain dead and have woken up to live another day. I feel like there is such a rush once they decide they believe they are brain dead and then the pressure is put on the loved ones who want to do the right thing but they want to make sure that they are actually not coming back from it.

[@rickseiden1]

For a long time, I was not an organ donor. I wanted to take it all with me. Then I had kids. And I realized that if something happened to them, I'd be looking for an organ donor to help them out. So now I'm an organ donor. I hope that if I die in a suitable way, my organs will be able to help someone else's kids.

[@SuperPSTutorials]

Or help a serial killer who ends up killing your kids?

[@rutger5510]

Well, that's kind of an extreme isn't it

[@cheezy_tater]

I am a donor, When I die, I don't need them. If there is someone out there who's life could be saved by salvaging my parts, I am happy to do it. If I were able to see it, it would give me overwhelming joy to see a family kept together because of my organ, and to know that my family's loss can still have a silver lining.

[@alfmar95]

You could donate a kidney and see that lol

[@vaykoden793]

@@alfmar95 Or part of a liver, one lung, or part of your intestines.

[@myapatterson7036]

I’m happy I took that off my drivers license

[@hutao646]

Good choice, Mya 👍

[@tinamarie0701]

Me too!

[@christinekellylouisehaylet3724]

Doctors don't care they want your organs, my nan in law the other year had a heart attack and we over heard the doctors and nurses talking in the other room about her organs. We was shocked they wanted her to die just for her organs we made a complaint and they kept making stupid apologies that made no sense . I also seen in the news that people have had face transplants now, so how on earth does that allow a open funeral when the poor souls face has been removed I'm sure they didn’t choose to that when signing up.

[@pisces3121]

No open casket for face transplants donors.

[@buryakulikov2415]

They family members of face transplant donors must've given permission

[@grargirl9574]

The brain death test sounds scary to me. In the sense that what if you are still there within your mind but you can't react physically, but there is also the dilemma of would I really want to spend my life trapped in my head. It's just hard to consider the possibilities (whether or not said possibilities are actually possible). Honestly I was very on board with organ donations and now it's starting to freak me out a little.

[@hebejeebieXD]

It's not just physical tests... they must also do an EEG to determine no brain activity is present

[@payton4094]

@@hebejeebieXD it is discouraged to use advanced brain tests unless it is absolutely needed.. and in almost all cases "it never is".

[@arete4390]

@@payton4094 But still, If someone was to declare me brain dead then I'd want to make EXTRA sure that i'm really brain dead. I mean, that's the least they can do if they were going to take my organs.

[@annerison]

It should. Keep digging.

[@annerison]

@@hebejeebieXD No such tests are required.

[@chaturamuthukumarana1809]

There was this case where a patient was in a coma and overheard his doctors discussing about his organ donation. Now that's scary.

[@wyomingadventures]

Heck yeah! Been on the Donate for Life list over 15 years. Hopefully some day I can help others live. That's an honor!

[@GrillWasabi]

Its easy to speak for a group of people, but when it comes down to it, I'm sure some doctors probably announced some people dead when they're actually still alive. There are so many stories where people are awaken at the morgue.

[@YounoHou]

Grill Wasabi Sushi Channel not to mention the numerous documented cases of air in brain death diagnosis.

[@pmolqrcd3370]

You won’t wake up in the morgue with no organs, but you could wake up as they’re being removed.

[@scotstap552]

What you are referencing is pronouncement by EMS or in the ER. Not brain death.

[@Mickeystwin33]

My mom gave my grandpa one of her kidneys when I was 9. I am almost 21 now and he is still here to see his great-grandchildren. That's why I always advocate for organ and blood donations. I cannot donate for medical reasons, which in a way makes me a hypocrite, but I can and do volunteer my time to help the cause.

[@dianem7677]

...your mom is a hero. Very brave to give her kidney to your grandpa. Any update on health of your mom and grandpa?

[@MadameRaven1]

my daughter's bff spent her teen years waiting for a kidney. She got one on labor day a couple of years ago. She now leads a normal life. No more spending hours a week getting dialysis. It saved yet life as well.

[@amygarciaxx]

I don't plan on being an organ donor honestly.

[@ashleighchance9420]

Nothing wrong with that.

[@annerison]

Good.

[@josyley4210]

Its your right. Dont let anyone call you "close minded" or "inconsiderate" because your not.

[@astroterf.]

Good on you!

[@nbayoungboy4175]

Me too

[@L1LCHR15]

Watching this video has helped a lot with my decision. As silly as it sounds, I've always liked the idea of organ donation but like the guy in the video said, I always think if I go into a hospital and someone is in need of organs they will look on to me being a doner asking me there and then to donate a kidney or some of my liver and that has always put me in an anxious position I hate to be in. This has helped me majorly in my decisions

[@9PlatinumGamer9]

If around half of Americans sign up to be organ donors, how is that 26 per million?

[@francosalaya2249]

PlatinumGamer I like you

[@radiantcat540]

PlatinumGamer 26 per million as in one's that die in a condition that makes donation possible. they're not talking about live donors here

[@k-dog2528]

PlatinumGamer probably it means that's the successful donations. You'd be surprised how many donated organs get wasted due to incompatibility, undetected disease, delay in transplanting, et .

[@dutchik5107]

PlatinumGamer around half agree. not everyone signs up. for a lot it's a "I'll do it later." things

[@Trackrace29582]

PlatinumGamer with valid drivers licenses

[@piggugudu1327]

I’d not really want to donate something whilst alive eg a kidney but after I’m dead sure, take them all! No use to me anymore and if they save a life, that’s great! Edit: interesting to see what I wrote two years ago! I think maybe I might be a bit more okay with donating a kidney now ... I certainly feel less carefree about the notion of my heart beating for someone else, but I think it is still the right thing to do despite the slight uneasiness I feel at the prospect. The one part of my body that I really don’t want shifted is my brain and brain stem (if that should ever become a practice)- my consciousness is the thing that is mine alone I think 😅. I guess it’s the beauty of having the power to save a life after yours is gone, against the fact that the flesh that you grew and that sustained you is made part of another being. An interesting topic to be sure.

[@basicqweenheremsp5727]

Piggu Gudu no don't when you get in accident the doctor check if organ donor if you are the doctors will mostly likely leave you to die no joke

[@babecat2000]

That is a myth fool.

[@miscdruid1994]

My friend gave me hers and we were both alive and in our early 20’s when we did it. She lives normally, basically no difference and she’s very healthy. So am I. It really is a great thing and I hope if someone around you needs it you’ll consider it.

[@piggugudu1327]

I would hope i had the courage to do so... but if somebody ends up needing one later in their life, I can't help but think it possible that I would too, and then having another as spare might be of use. But I do understand it is selfish to think this way, and if someone around me does need it, i am sure to remember the example of you and your generous friend :)

[@YounoHou]

Piggu Gudu as long as you are willing to let them slice and dice you open as you are alive on life support equipment. They won't be giving you any anesthetic while they do this. There have been cases where the patient has physically reacted and tears have streamed from their eyes during organ harvesting. How can that be? There's so much more you should know before Signing up for organ donation.

[@minimineeee]

I’ve always told my parents and friend that when I die, if possible, to donate my organs because why let them go to waste when you could help someone else’s life

[@iamthetruthbearer]

jasmine, for your sake, please, watch this kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4u5oGiFZbxqjKc

[@astroterf.]

You're not dead though that's the whole point - organs from a dead patient are worthless

[@psalm3496]

Jesus loves you!

[@l.bfaith7773]

My dad was given 9 days to live or receive a liver transplant and within the last week of his life he received his new liver and for that reason I choose to be an organ donor. If I can save lives when I'm gone and keep families together by providing them the miracle they've been praying or hoping for then I know I should. I imagine what if it was me needing an organ to continue living And how my family would feel watching me count down my last days.

[@SkydivingSquid]

I signed when I got my license. I signed again when I joined the military. I won't need them, and neither will you. Why not offer someone, a mother, a father, someone's son or daughter, or even a child the gift of life? A chance to see? To recover from terrible burns? To live a normal life? :-)

[@axdja]

George Martin Well said.

[@ainvencivel]

Whether people like it or not, there are non-donors who will remain that way. And about the people asking why they are non-donors, the answer is simple: it's their body, their decision and they don't have to justify it to anyone.

[@beepboopily6285]

I would love to donate my organs if I die but.. I'm scared a critical accident would happen to me and my chance of survival would be low and once they know I'm an organ donator they would try to kill me. Other than that I have no problem donating them.

[@myownlivingnightmare]

That's why there's a problem. The "i don't have to justify my choice" opinion tells us that you don't have an argument. You don't need your organs when you're dead (show me verses if you claim religion). And this paranoia about doctors kill you for your organs, citation please.

[@isaacevilman7586]

My Own Living Nightmare Well, I know my choice is wrong and I know that I really should be a donor, but not having it checked makes me feel like death is further away than it very well could be. There’s been a lot of deaths and near deaths in my family and I don’t want to be one of them (obviously I will eventually die, I mean early deaths). Although, I technically already have been one since I aspirated fluid at birth, but that was easily taken care of, so I wouldn’t really count that.

[@zain4019]

Holly Hobbie but how do they justify it to themselves? They have to have a reason, and that reason is their justification, to both themselves and others. And that’s all people want to know.

[@zain4019]

Isaac Evilman search up “fear of death eft” and watch some videos. Eft (emotional freedom tapping) is good for letting go of your pain or fear around anything. It worked for me and lots of other people, and it’s backed by science :) Here are two :) it’ll work if you do, I promise. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZm4aHiCbrGim68 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYOZdGB_jLuUgM0

[@terintiaflavius3349]

This is not accurate we do in the hospital know if a patient is an organ donor. There are reps for the center for Oregon recovery in the hospital and they do have permission to approach families of those on life support or not expected to make it and talk about organ donation while the patient is still alive. That is not to say that they purposely don't fight for people's lives but to say that there is no talk of organ donation during the actual care is completely false.

[@blythecayko6248]

Originally I wasn't planning on being an organ donor, but this video has made me much more open to it.

[@lbo6050]

While I'm still an organ donor myself.. I've experienced it with my mom who was on life support. And it was a horrid experience. The organ people traveled to the hospital even though my grandma (my moms mom) asked them not to, they sat and fake cried with us, begged for her organs and as soon as we said yes, he literally got up immediately and left the room and never saw him again. He used words like "harvest her organs" as if she was an alien. Also after she died I got a letter from them saying thank you and a story of each person that got what organ of hers.. Was nice actually until the last sentence said "but her eyes couldn't be used after harvesting them from her". That sentence is burned into my brain.

[@basicqweenheremsp5727]

Lisa Boliaris wowwww

[@witchy-wonderland1416]

Swifter Productions - You aren’t serious right?... You seriously can’t figure out by some basic common sense & reading comprehension that when she says she’s “still an organ donor”, she means she’s still signed up to have her organs utilized when she passes, not that she’s already donated her organs..... ya dumdum 🙄

[@SomeTheGot]

@@witchy-wonderland1416 It is an obvious joke.

[@Jennily90]

I’m sorry you had that experience❤️

[@loretteweaver9759]

U

[@aalegge]

If you're dead, why would you care if you donate organs? Seriously what's the big deal

[@EdwinLuciano]

One word: superstition.

[@nathanfreyer8242]

Edwin Luciano another word: religion

[@icouldntcomeupwithanorigin2688]

Extremely slim, unlikely, possible chance that they can find a way to bring you back to life

[@rosewater-constellation7421]

This is why I think organ donations should be opt-out instead of opt-in.

[@KingOpenReview]

MachineFight Then they go to jail for killing a patient.

[@rosaperegrine4556]

yes! I'm donating as much as I can after I die. I know that I would want to receive organs if I needed them, and so I think it's important for me to be willing to give what I can. Thanks for this video, it was very informative, and not bias.

[@d.ashgrove1247]

A person who is declared "brain dead" is given a drug to paralyze them for the harvesting(because the body convulses) but no anesthesia (it's considered a waste of drugs). The persons heart rate and blood pressure increase tremendously as the organs are being harvested. If the brain is truly "dead" then the body would not get any pain signals to react the way it does. There is another youtuber "ANON Z"who posted a video about the laws and harvesting procedures. @

[@tinamarie0701]

Yes never ever trust doctors were making $2000000 off of your beautiful free organs

[@shashankesh]

ya, I had planned my donation. I will donate it when I will die to my human race. I proud to know that my body can be in use after I will die

[@seanb5545]

Random person: *gets to hospital injured* Doctors: “oh yeah we could save him” *sees the beautiful organs* Doctors: “oh never mind he dead af”

[@seanb5545]

Jean-Simon Lavertu yup I was joking

[@Shamilt3]

Oh really? There is an entire business behind organs, especially childrens organs. This is a FACT. What do you suppose happens to all those people in 3rd world countries that disappear after a disaster? There is no milk carton or police for missing people, theyre just gone. Organ harvesting is a MAJOR problem throughout the world, that only gets spoken about in via the people who trying stop human trafficking etc. Last piece, lets say a person is a "donor" the hospital has operations to extract everything they can, are they donating the organ? UMMM no, do you think the surgeons nurses etc are donating their time? It is a major racket

[@SL5991.]

@wally crail I've read about it but had a doubt if it was true, very wrong and evil. It makes me afraid of traveling there.

[@addiej5497]

@@Shamilt3 You, let's be friends.

[@greatwhiteshark9355]

JS Lavertu it happens doctors are hungry for our organs

[@piadylan1207]

I told my mom when I was 12 “when I die before you, you can donate my organs to help other people live a happy and longer life”

[@a.m.y1]

Awwww that's do nice

[@notsoordinaryhumanbeing8197]

In germany, you can just print out an "Organspendeausweis", which translates to organ donation ID. You can even write your medical conditions on it and which organs can be used or not, also contacts of your relatives and so on. My whole family owns one.

[@DARKthenoble]

my father's cousin signed up for organ donation. she got in a bad wreck one day and they had to put her on life support. she was getting better on life the support but because she was a organ donor they choose to pull the plug anyway to harvest her organ and ever since that happened not one member of my family will ever sign up for it unless their actually dead.

[@thecrazymuzician1]

Was she declared brain dead? Also, usually family members can override the organ donation and decline to it if they want to.

[@myducks911]

Tbh this is the kind of things I’ve heard about. I know this guy said they aren’t supposed to check if you’re an organ donor until after you’re pronounced dead but how many doctors will do that? When I got my learners permit, my mom told me absolutely not for me being an organ donor. I’ve heard stories about doctors get critical patients but they don’t try as hard to save them if they are organ donors. Now that I’m an adult I can sign up to be one if I want but I’m not sure if my organs would be in good enough condition to help anyone.

[@localuna4953]

Legally, docs cannot let someone die to save the life of another...and there are several reasons why. One of the reasons is that for organ donation, there has to be a tissue match to the recipient (in most cases). Not blood type! Also, organ donation cannot be signed off by one doc. The process goes through many people to be approved before it can happen. Also, @as thestars .night said, the family has the ultimate say. please fully research the subject thoroughly. You could save a life! PS: bone marrow donation is done with a live donor, with very little pain and side effects. If you still fear donation by death, please research and consider this life saving experience!

[@annerison]

If you are an organ donor, they will only give you three days on life support. Doctors move very quickly to diagnose brain death because after three days they can legally take your organs. Brain injuries take time to heal. People can recover from such injuries if given time. While organ donation can be a wonderful thing, the hidden truths of the industry are pretty horrifying. It is a very profitable industry, even more so than the abortion industry, that makes hospitals and doctors a lot of money. More money than they would collect to keep someone on life support for weeks or months, which used to be the norm prior to the late 1960s.

[@annerison]

@@thecrazymuzician1 That is absolutely not true. If someone has signed up as an organ donor. The family has NO say.

[@cameronh3260]

We really need to make those organ 3D printers SOON!!!!!!

[@Blakearoberts]

Cameron Harper we can't make stomachs. (Produce really strong acid)

[@orpheus0108]

Cameron Harper I've seen an article about a man using a 3d printed organ

[@rosewater-constellation7421]

That technology is incredibly advanced, we probably won't have it for years.

[@happyjohn354]

we actually have several working prototypes... we also have robotic eyes that hook right into your optical nerve and prosthetic limbs that will hook into the nervous system congratulations you will probably live long enough to see real life cyborgs...

[@lissetdeleon9442]

I’m an organ donor and whenever my times comes to go, I hope it saves life’s and gives others a better quality of life

[@ceil5001]

Good video and very informative

[@jaellow3190]

I´m from a country that has the opposite law than America. We have to sign up if we don´t want to be a donor. I think that´s the better version to handle this :)

[@rosewater-constellation7421]

I am American and I totally agree.

[@mellykovnat5725]

May I ask which country?

[@Musti._]

Yaellow Thats dumb

[@beepboopily6285]

H Z Why though, can you explain?

[@PerrinPansy]

Gonna need to know what country so i can high five a few officials..

[@ranggaalr]

when you cant afford something...............

[@MsVipGirls]

AaronExDee really? I thought that everyone gets money for this

[@waikarimoana]

Hey wally cril,, Not in Australia and New Zealand, transplant of any sort is FREE FOR ALL, rich or poor, you get you transplant only on the bases of NEED,, and all the organs are donated,,no one makes money out of transplant. I have liver transplant and can not find words to describe my utmost gratitude to the man who gifted his liver to me. You have a great day.

[@real1heliophobia]

Do you actually think that money doesn't corrupt people? Oh and he donated half of his liver unless he was dead.

[@real1heliophobia]

It happens whether you think it does or not. There is always a loophole somewhere people abuse. Like faking medical records for a hefty amount of money.

[@real1heliophobia]

lmao you are actually brainwashed. fucking dumbass. Liking your own damn comment like an insecure person trying to make themselves feel special. I dont think you understand that money gets you everything no matter own safe and un-corrupted you think you health system is.

[@vanessa4587]

It would be nice if they would let people choose which organs they wish to donate. I'd have no problem with donating internal organs, but I'd like to keep my bones, skin and eyes.

[@danielgraham8914]

Vanessa 45 In other countries u can specify what u wish to donate

[@michaelthompson8736]

Never encountered someone with the same opinion on this subject as me before but I'm glad I did.

[@hummingbird2254]

In Canada you specify what you would like to donate. They ask if there are any changes that you would like to make, when you renew your healthcard every 5 years, but you can make changes anytime.

[@Jennily90]

I wanted to become an organ donor but then I thought what if they misdiagnose me and say I’m dead too quickly and if they check I’m an organ donor they don’t even bother to double check before taking me apart! The reality is that so many people need organ transplants and unfortunately many of them die waiting, I think that might pressure doctors, into wanting “ wishful thinking that if I die more people can live” I don’t know it scares me.

[@SpudEater]

I work in the organ donation field, pretty amazing field to be a part of. If you ever had dental work, acl repair, fusion of your spine due to a herniated disc or any kind of tendon repair, then there's a chance I processed that.

[@SaiyaMan2011]

I've always been an organ donor. I really don't know why people aren't going to donate their organs when they die. I mean, what the hell are you going to do with your organs when you're dead? They're going to cut them out anyway...

[@oguzoflaz270]

SaiyaMan2011 The thing is some doctors might take advantage of your organs

[@zelamorre1126]

Only the most disreputable of doctors would take advantage of that. Do you even know what the odds of a doctor killing you for an organ are? There are maybe a handful of cases where that was ever suspected of happening. So let's say there were 10,000 world wide this year (dead people everywhere! mass murder for organs! Not a remotely possible statistic!) Okay. So. That means you also have to give up ever being in a car ever. Because that's 1.3Million per year. And by your own logic you're not going to do something that might cause somebody else to kill you. That means no airplane. No eating in a restaurant. No nothing. The chances of you dying to a shady doctor are so incredibly small that if you avoid organ donation because of it, you really need to stop doing the majority of your monthly activities too.

[@happyjohn354]

heck your 8 times more likely to die from medical malpractice than firearms violence (including suicide)... meanwhile at the beginning of this year i was hit twice by cars within the same week while riding my bicycle...

[@Maureen70]

My exact response to my husband who is not a donor. I said I’m dead my parts are useless to me. If I have something that’s healthy enough to save someone else’s life why not help. What if it was me or our child that needed a transplant of some dirt & we got it from a donor. That person just saved our lives. He thinks if the Dr or hospital knows you’re a donor they won’t work as hard to save you. I said thier 1st job IS to save you. Do no harm.

[@oraisen5dwk]

+Maureen70 your husband is right

[@nancysgoodman909]

I have been listed as an organ donoe for at least the past 30years. Hopefully my passing will do something wonderful for a needy person or persons and or medical science. Much love goesd with this.

[@moneypenny174]

I had a heart transplant almost 6 years ago. I am grateful to my donor’s family everyday. I have a new life. PLEASE BE A DONOR.🙏❤

[@Musti._]

When I die my body feels every touch and pain until in in the grave

[@Yppy26]

Every country should have the law they use in The Netherlands: if you don't sign up for donation, you are not eligible to receive one if you ever need one.

[@axdja]

Istvan Henrich Vanyi That's a good system.

[@_Super_Hans_]

Great system

[@Yppy26]

Yeah.. karma's a bitch.

[@Blakearoberts]

Istvan Henrich Vanyi no. That is stupid.

[@LunaMoonchyld]

Istvan Henrich Vanyi that's stupid some ppl can't donate because of their health or certain meds they r on they shouldn't be punished for something they have no control over

[@moniquealexis6412]

well what if you get in an accident and are in the hospital but they see you’re a donor, they might not save you. that was always my thought.

[@maryamaden502]

Thank u for explanation

[@elyesba7911]

donnating my gold hair

[@EdwinLuciano]

ehem...toupé

[@elyesba7911]

Edwin Luciano are you french

[@cuFFthisSh1T]

Donald TRUMP would look good as pube weaves, I'll take

[@EdwinLuciano]

Donald TRUMP I don't know, does the Donald like the French? Let's just say that I'm not an Arab, not Muslim, and not Mexican. But I might be Russian! Does the Donald still love the Russians? If he does, then I'm Russian. I like it here. I don't want to be put on a train and shipped to the border.

[@rosewater-constellation7421]

I SNORTED

[@LysonToughec]

I'm not the healthiest person In the world. That's why I'm not going to donate, I feel If someone is going to get an organ it needs to actually be good or useful, not some organ that will die a couple years down the line and have to get replaced again. Respect to all you donors out there.

[@hypnogri5457]

The doctors will evaluate everything. Please don't make these decisions. I don't think you are a doctor.

[@nate1988]

It isn't just literal organs like the liver or kidneys. It's tissue et. al. too! And while I certainly think I've done a number on my organs, I know that the organ donor symbol on my ID says this much: take my tissue, take my corneas, whatever. Hope you can take the actual organs too! I look forward to giving a modicum of life to someone even when I don't sail on Planet Earth anymore. Be it tissue, eyes, organs -- there is SO much that people need, and it is SO easy to say "Yes, i'll donate". Done deal, sealed on my ID, lets help some families out if mine loses me yeah?

[@scotiancoast3648]

I gave this alot of thought and I just can't do it. Glad to know I'm not the only one.

[@shenaazmera5414]

I am a proud organ donor. I pray that when my time comes I’ll be at the hospital so they can donate them to people in need. 🙏🏾

[@kyoai]

On the one hand i don't mind donating my organs to save other peoples lifes. On the other hand, despite all the thousands of daily deaths due to diseases, starvation, dehydration, wars, murders and all the other terrible things happening on this planet the human population is still rising with an unreasonable and unhealthy high rate, causing many long-term problems for the future.

[@alex.thedeadite]

one is not connected to the other.

[@markelder5893]

That's great, but doctors make mistakes. "Braindead" is still a flexible term - not set in stone, and not tested for particularly well. I don't intend on being cut open while I'm conscious but unable to respond for whatever reason. Develop better, more rigorous tests for what it means to be "Braindead" and I will reconsider ticking the organ donation box.

[@annerison]

Yes.

[@kassandraahuero7962]

My fear about that organ donation is do they give anesthesia to the dying organ doner or do they yank your organs out when you could possibly feel pain if they clarify these facts more people will donate

[@crocopix]

If you misdiagnosed as brain dead, you would either buried alive, or they will take your organ and then you will die for real.

[@itsromy4460]

croco pix thank you. Helped me in english class with a discussion

[@crocopix]

@@itsromy4460 you're very welcome. . :) Thanks.

[@SeabassFishbrains]

I am a proud organ donor /and/ a very thankful recipient of a donor hamstring graft in my knee!

[@jerel2119]

Good information. I was curious if I could pre arrange which tissue bank to sell or donate to in exchange for cremation expenses as part of my directive or will? I should note that I have medical issues such as diabetes, kidney disease and vision.

[@heytheredontworryboutit7137]

As depressing at it is there needs to be more of an incentive while your living to make some people agree to donate their organs when they are dead.

[@xejune]

In my country they're going to automatically enlist everyone as a donor, and give you the option to be taken off of the register. A lot of people simply don't become donors with the current system because they're too lazy to send a letter to be put on the register, or they don't care what happens with their organs, so hopefully this new method helps boost the amount of donors.

[@ryankasun8198]

Corey Dontworryboutit unfortunately there isn’t U.N.O.S. (United Network of Organ Sharing) has strict guidelines about not profiting from your organs. What you’re basically suggesting is selling your organs on the black market (and who’s to say they won’t kill you for your organs if you make such a deal) and even if you went this route (not saying that you should or would) U.N.O.S. who is in charge of finding organs for transplant would stop the organ from being used because it was “bought” at least here in the states.

[@ivylayne1649]

My cousin was pronounced brain dead at 18 years old, and though she never got her license so she couldn’t consent to organ donation, her organs were donated anyway. A young person like that with healthy organs that dies suddenly, they act like vultures to ensure the organs are donated. Coming from this perspective, I am not an organ donor and never will be. To know my cousins body was mutilated in what they call an organ harvesting, it just sickens me. Her organs were donated to people twice her age who most likely drank and smoked their way into needing a new organ. She should’ve just had the opportunity to be at peace.

[@ryankasun8198]

ivycoke I agree with you in part. People who have habits that are known to cause health problems should be passed up for people that it isn’t their fault. I for example was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at twelve (which is hereditary) and with a combination of that and high blood pressure (also hereditary) went into kidney failure. There are many medical conditions that can cause organ failure so don’t think people are trying to get transplants.

[@briasinterlude]

Organs aren't donated to people who have put themselves in the situation of needing new organs e.g. drug addicts, smokers, drinkers. That is a completely false statement. Smokers, drinks, and addicts are not eligible to be on the organ donation list. Organs are harvested as soon as possible because we have to work quickly before the patient's body dies and their organ tissue starts to die thereafter. I am sorry you had a bad experience and I am so sorry for your loss, but I'm afraid your understanding of the process isn't correct.

[@mehmeh1016]

Bria I’m pretty sure you can get new organs if you drink or smoke your way to needing one, I’ve heard stories of celebrities needing like 3 new livers , not all at once obviously, just so they can live...

[@carmenseguras]

Not quite accurate. If they are having lung or liver failure, they must pass 6 months not drinking or smoking. If they slip up, they have to start those 6 months over again and they lose their place on the registry.

[@gypsylady179]

George soros has had 6 heart transplants from what I hear. Pretty disgusting. None of my organs are good enough to donate thanks to autoimmune diseases that have wrecked me.

[@bluesunshine512]

My husband died at home and was able to donate corneas, skin, long bones, valves, etc. So, they don’t have to die in a hospital setting to be able to donate certain things.

[@wholeNwon]

The determination of brain death is far more complex and detailed than just having two docs test for APPARENT brain stem function at one specific point in time. One considers the anatomic pathology, the expected pathophysiology of the patient's pathologic process, etc., etc., etc. It should never in any way be a casual matter and always be based on hard evidence.

[@madh8194]

i'm not 18 yet but once i am, i am absolutely going to sign up for organ donation. it's a selfless thing to give yourself up to someone who really needs help. plus, once i'm dead, i no longer have a need for any organs remaining in my body. if possible, i would gladly give up my organs in the hopes that someone else could live

[@faeoori]

I'm not generally healthy so I don't think that I can donate.

[@dutchik5107]

Alex Andrews maybe you can. poor heart. maybe good liver or lungs. I'm really unhealthy. my heart is kinda bad. yet healthy. every other organ is good. maybe skin. and maybe just donating to science. just sign up so they can see what they can do with your organs

[@rosewater-constellation7421]

The bad organs could go to science. I'm autistic and I'm donating my brain to science because my brain is wired like an autistic brain, and I don't wish autism upon people. It has its perks, but it interferes with my life. That's why I am choosing to give my brain to science and everything else to the medical field.

[@burntpieceoftoast4148]

I am a chronically ill person with many diagnosed diseases and disorders. I thought this same thing too but realized that I don't have to worry about that. I still signed up for full donation of everything that may be useful in the event of my passing. The doctors can make that decision on whether or not those organs are viable. Don't worry about your health troubles when it comes to donating- obviously, if you have been financially able to go to the doctors and been able to get your diagnoses on record then in the event of your death your illnesses will be known. Chronically ill or not, I bet the quality check is still the same for every person. No doc wants to waste their own time, someone else's, and all of that money just to further endanger a very sick person's life implanting an organ that will only fail. Sign up! Knowing I may save some else's life with this body that has only served to torture me these last seven years makes it all worth it for me. You just never know. Sign up! 😊

[@beepboopily6285]

You can donate the healthy organs. The rest for science or nature.

[@belainverso7455]

I'm anemic so I can't donate blood, but I'm still an organ donor. The doctors can decide if the organs are viable, but even if one is in bad health, another could be the thing that saves someone's life

[@mzelle3595]

can't donate my organs because I had cancer and dose dense chemo therapy, I was told I never could, so I am donating my entire body to science to teach new doctors about the body and how to figure out whatever they want about it. I think it is a great plan!!

[@sorrajade8759]

When I got my permit I was less excited to drive and more excited to have that red donner mark on my permit. Parts of it did confuse me but this cleared it up.

[@georgecataloni4720]

When I first got my driver's license, they asked if I wanted to be an organ donor. I said I didn't care. They wouldn't take that answer, so I said yes. Maybe some people said no instead?

[@RenatoLaporte]

IMO organ donation should be an opt-out instead of an opt-in. And, there's nothing more fair than if you opt-out, you should also have a lower priority when waiting for an organ. !

[@jillianm8958]

Rena Chan I agree

[@Menwulf20]

With the second part its barely a choice, its just eye for eye logic

[@DomyTheMad420]

"lower priority" How about: NO ACCESS. You don't pay your taxes? Okay, No school for you then. You don't pay at the store? No food. If you do not pay for the service (a societal 'payment) then you do not deserve access to it.

[@reno2934]

If you can't work for religious reasons then yes get out, because you are just a strain on society for bullshit reasons. I don't care if you're christian or hindu, religion doesn't give you a free pass.

[@MeliaMimi]

Reno Black I think they were saying can't donate organs for religious beliefs, not work. I don't think any religion says that

[@qs-ii1872]

I want every single scrap of my body to be used to help absolutely anyone who needs my parts. I don’t need my body when I’m dead so I might as well hope to help save somebody waiting for a miracle. Take my bone marrow, lenses, heart, lungs, blood, anything anyone might need. I can only hope I get to be of use. 💕

[@jordynmeade2059]

Very interesting! I received my liver in June of 2022 - my donor is my hero! i hope to one day hear back from the family 💚