i started giving blood while at university, where the topic of organ donation arose. i dont give blood any more, but since then i have carried an 'i am an organ donor' card in my wallet and signed up to the Organ Donation Register. i have also informed my parents and partner that these are my (strongly felt) wishes.
it, like giving blood, is a really important thing - and i feel ...comforted... knowing my death will help other people.
i am sorry about your love, but he did a great and noble thing.
Awww, I'm so sorry, I know how difficult that can be. If she hasn't she should go to teh website for The American Faoundation for Suicide Prevention: http://www.afsp.org/
They have resources for survivors of suicide and sponsor Out of the Darkness Walks to raise money for awareness and advocacy for suicide prevention programs.
I am so, so sorry for your loss -- I wish that you could have had more time.
You're doing something amazing in his memory, and I respect the hell out of you for it.
Kira and I have had to regretfully remove ourselves as organ donors (our faulty collagen means that the organs might harm the recipient), but we have living wills that state that we want to donate our bodies to science, particularly any researchers who work on connective-tissue genetic defects. While I wish that we could give the gift of a life, we can at least choose to try to be unselfish with our deaths, and hopefully help others in that way.
I strongly support organ donation, and I am glad you are speaking up about it -- too few people do.
I signed up, on the back of my driver's license, as soon as I turned 21. I've known four people who needed kidney transplants, but I wasn't a match for any of them. I don't know how much of me is recyclable any more - I've had cataract surgery in both eyes, so my corneas aren't much use; two rounds of radiation, one to my entire abdomen, the other to my right breast, have probably made most of my internal organs unsuitable; and I'm 66 years old, and I haven't exactly lived on spring water and organic vegetables all my life. But whatever spare parts they can use, they're welcome to - most of my skin seems to be okay, at least. And every time I renew my driver's license, I sign the form again...
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i started giving blood while at university, where the topic of organ donation arose. i dont give blood any more, but since then i have carried an 'i am an organ donor' card in my wallet and signed up to the Organ Donation Register. i have also informed my parents and partner that these are my (strongly felt) wishes.
it, like giving blood, is a really important thing - and i feel ...comforted... knowing my death will help other people.
i am sorry about your love, but he did a great and noble thing.
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I have another friend, this weekend was the anniversary of her husband's suicide.
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They have resources for survivors of suicide and sponsor Out of the Darkness Walks to raise money for awareness and advocacy for suicide prevention programs.
I hope she's able to find peace.
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Thank you for sharing your story.
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None of us are promised forever, not even one second.
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You're doing something amazing in his memory, and I respect the hell out of you for it.
Kira and I have had to regretfully remove ourselves as organ donors (our faulty collagen means that the organs might harm the recipient), but we have living wills that state that we want to donate our bodies to science, particularly any researchers who work on connective-tissue genetic defects. While I wish that we could give the gift of a life, we can at least choose to try to be unselfish with our deaths, and hopefully help others in that way.
I strongly support organ donation, and I am glad you are speaking up about it -- too few people do.
*gentle hugs*
-- A <3
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