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IanSV has just made me think :o
He carry’s a donor card with him, Does anyone else? I have to admit I carry one usually but not thought to carry one with me when I'm on the bike. Will do so now.
While I'm on the subject I regularly donate blood, does anyone else?
timwilky
28-01-05, 11:49 AM
Carry card, told my nearest and dearest my wishes and registered on the donor site.
Heck, if there is less of me to dispose of it should be cheaper :lol:
Yes, the most important part is to let your next of kin know.
pegasus
28-01-05, 11:54 AM
used to carry it but lost my wallet and never replaced it....
i've given blood a couple of times but i dont like their tea :lol:
seriously though....i need to get a new donor card
BaggaZee
28-01-05, 11:54 AM
It's part of my driving license.
Look at the paper bit.
Ceri JC
28-01-05, 12:04 PM
Yep, I carry my donor card at all times and my folks know my wishes.
What are people's views on the governments plans to make organ donation "opt out" rather than "opt in"? I reckon if they changed it, I'd opt out on principle. I don't like the idea the state assuming they own me unless they hear otherwise. :x
On the subject of giving blood. I know they always ask if you have any dangerous activites, but they've never advised me not too, regardless of what I've been up to at the time. Do they ask because if you're more likely to be in an accident, you shouldn't give blood (you'd bleed to death quicker)?
I've told them about martial arts, rock climbing, etc. I wonder if biking will "tip the scales", so to speak?
Not much of me (thats useful) left
but still carry one you never know !
I also have a donor card - as does my wife.
My son (who's 21) has no strong feelings either way - but my 18yo daughter is absolutely against the idea (for herself).
I would, of course, respect their wishes; as I'd hope they'd respect mine.
I'm supposed to give blood today (I usually donate about 3 times/year - it's preferable to working), but I have the beginnings of a cold, so can't donate.
PoRk ChOp
28-01-05, 12:42 PM
Sorry people but I wont donate organs, I do donate blood but refuse to donate organs. I'm sure other people must feel the same way (cant just be me can it?)
Told folks and registered on the donor site.
Balky001
28-01-05, 01:01 PM
Sorry people but I wont donate organs, I do donate blood but refuse to donate organs. I'm sure other people must feel the same way (cant just be me can it?)
I look at it as if I would want to receive an organ if it could save my life, or my daughter's or wife's. Yes I would, so therefore I'd be happy to donate an organ - unless I'm using it. Well done on the blood though.
There isn't really a donor system in Holland. I did in the UK though.
I used to give blood in the UK until the doctor their advised me to stop.
I get very worked up about needles and had high blood pressure / couldn't eat for a day or so before giving. Did it about 6 times before the doctor said this isn't a healthy thing for you to do - we suggest you stop.
Stu
i carry one, but ive not ticked the eyes box.... just think thats a bit spooky and quite fancy keeping them.
is that weird?
Amanda M
28-01-05, 01:50 PM
If there's anything useful that they can have from me, then they're more than welcome to have it. I'm not gonna be needing it anymore so if the bits can do some good then I'd hate to see them not used.
Carsick
28-01-05, 02:21 PM
If there's anything useful that they can have from me, then they're more than welcome to have it. I'm not gonna be needing it anymore so if the bits can do some good then I'd hate to see them not used.
Same here.
I normally give blood as well, but won't be able to again till July due to having a new piercing. Maybe I should get my next tattoo done soon to reduce the time that I can't give blood for.
Donor Card
Wassat then? Free Kebab entitlement? :roll:
Must get one.
I dont mind them taking organs, i dont really like the idea of them cutting me up and taking the organs but i dont think about it :P
Id love to donate blood i really would, but i almost faint at the sight of a needle :(
Iain
If anyone does want to sign up you can do it here
http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/servlet/mydetailsservlet
nuntius
30-01-05, 06:42 PM
Carry a donor card and am on the register.
I did originally have it so that my eyes were a no go, but I thought about it and decided that the only reason i didn't want them to take my eyes was because I thought it was 'freaky'. Which was kind of selfish.
I wouldn't however accept an organ donation, but only because once you get to that point I wouldn't want all the medication (the anti rejection medicine is what causes half of all deaths in donor patients) and yet more surgery (I've had a lot and I never want anymore).
I have donated a massive one pint of blood, and then I had to get a few ops, and they've told me at the very soonest I can give blood again in 2 years (another 18 months) because my kidneys take at least that long to become normal again. But once I can again, I will.
I was also thinking of getting a small tattoo of the donor sign, so that they'd always know I was a donor.
It's also important to talk to your relatives about your wishes, because even if you're on the register and carrying a card, your relatives can still over rule it and say no to you being harvested.
They can only have my organs.
Not my whole corpse, don't want to end up as something that medical students take to bits...
Carry a card, they can take what they want, even my toenails. Not given blood for a while cos I took tramadol to ease the pain after my off, cos it's an opiate that ruled it out, then I had some acupuncture for the pain trawled from hell (commonly known as sciatica), so that ruled out the next sesh.
Making it opt out rather than opt in - hmmmm....
The Mass
30-01-05, 10:05 PM
Mrs Mass and I have had this conversation over and over.
Mrs Mass carries a card - whilst I on the other hand, don't.
I think I should go out of this world with at least what I came into it with.
You can't take possesions and dosh and yer bike with ye when ye go, so they can have that, but ME - nah you're alright! I'll take me as I came.
Sorry folks, but it's just the way I feel.
What are people's views on the governments plans to make organ donation "opt out" rather than "opt in"? I reckon if they changed it, I'd opt out on principle. I don't like the idea the state assuming they own me unless they hear otherwise. :x
I reckon you'd feel different if your nearest and dearest was on the verge of death because of an organ shortage.
My Grandfather had to give up a perfectly healthy kidney for my uncle because there weren't any others available while hundreds every day were burned or buried. The one he kept is now on its last legs.
If you have ethical or moral objections, or even if it just 'wierds you out', then fair enough, but to prove a point?? That's someones life you're playing with there.
I am of the opinion that should you expect to receive blood from anyone then you should make every effort to give.
I therefore feel the proposal for an opt-out system is much better, and anyone thus opting out should carry the card etc.
I am of the opinion that should you expect to receive blood from anyone then you should make every effort to give.
I therefore feel the proposal for an opt-out system is much better, and anyone thus opting out should carry the card etc.
Have to say Mogs, I completely agree :wink:
I ticked the box on my driving licence that said "take what you can use" (I may be paraphrasing) but should carry a card really. I'm not going to need it and not being an ancient egyption don't belive I'll need them If I'm pleasently supprised to find out there's an afterlife. :lol:
That said, I think this is something very personal and can see why a lot of people whouldn't want to do it! :wink:
It's also important to talk to your relatives about your wishes, because even if you're on the register and carrying a card, your relatives can still over rule it and say no to you being harvested.
That's why I don't carry a card, there is no point. It doesn't matter if you have a card or not. If the other half (or whoever) says no way then that's the end regardless if you carry the card, registered or what ever.
My wife knows and so do my parents that I wish to be shared about as much as possible. The rest can go in the fire. I certaintly don't want people taking time out of their lives to waste it visiting a pile of bones in the ground.
in NH it's a check box on yer drivers license. I have mine checked. it was an easy decision for me much easier than it is when doctors are asking to harvest organs, believe me, cause it's a decision that must be made quickly.
one of my grandchildren was killed 9 years ago by a drunk driver.... someone can see better now cause they used his eyes, a few people are alive now because they transplanted his heart, liver into another, one kidney in another and and somebody got one of his lungs too.
one of my grandchildren was killed 9 years ago by a drunk driver.... someone can see better now cause they used his eyes, a few people are alive now because they transplanted his heart, liver into another, one kidney in another and and somebody got one of his lungs too.
I think that's terrific :thumbsup:
fizzwheel
02-02-05, 10:37 AM
I carryone and my parents know that I carryone and what I would want to happen..
I am (or would be) an organ donor. I don't bother giving blood, as it is usually 80 proof, and would require some ice, rim seasoning, and possibly a celery stalk...... :wink: (well during the off season anyway)
Balky001
10-02-05, 08:54 AM
saw a couple of stories in the paper today about one girl who dies in a car crash and her organ donations will help up to 20 people, and a boy of 13 how dies and who's heart went straight to a 15 year old in desperate need.
Anyone who is a little concerned about donating should really give their fears a challenge as its too important just to accept you don't like it. If you still don't think you want to be an organ donor and thought why, then fair enough, but seeing someone die at any age, but especially the young, purely because someone hasn't really considered their objections is painful for everyone still alive.
Mines on my driving lisence, and I've informed all my family of my wishes.
Allseeing
10-02-05, 09:10 AM
Very naive about this, but does anyone know if you can leave instructions on how the organs can be used? i.e. organs available for transplant rather than use by medical students.
I would want to donate my organs when no longer required, but definitely do not want to be used by medical students. Whilst at Uni I lived with a number of medical students and their attitude has put me off the idea of being used for medical science.
AS.
Balky001
10-02-05, 09:55 AM
Very naive about this, but does anyone know if you can leave instructions on how the organs can be used? i.e. organs available for transplant rather than use by medical students.
I would want to donate my organs when no longer required, but definitely do not want to be used by medical students. Whilst at Uni I lived with a number of medical students and their attitude has put me off the idea of being used for medical science.
AS.
Not sure you can on the card but leave instructions with next of kin
Ceri JC
10-02-05, 11:26 AM
I would want to donate my organs when no longer required, but definitely do not want to be used by medical students. Whilst at Uni I lived with a number of medical students and their attitude has put me off the idea of being used for medical science.
AS.
Yes, a close mate who is recently qualified (who was a med student) said a lot of them were very disrespectful of the corpses/organs. He said seeing how some of them behave has made him not want to donate his body to medical science.
But then if no one donates to medical science then there is going to be no learning is there :? :?
Carsick
10-02-05, 09:43 PM
But then if no one donates to medical science then there is going to be no learning is there :? :?
Alot of unis don't use cadavers anymore, anyway.
I am on the donor registration, but keep loosing my cards. :roll:
Before my prang I was looking into getting some dogtags which would include all my information (Name, DOB, Blood group, Allergies, NOK details, Being a donor etc) and I still think this is probably the best route to go for all bikers.
As for donating blood, I did a few times, but cant now for about 5 years. I would urge everyone to donate blood because you never know when you will need it yourself.
Using me as an example, I went through close to 50 packs of blood during my time in hospital (selfish I know, but I was thirsty). I hope none of you ever need to use them, but at least think that you could be helping a fellow biker in their time of need
Indeed, I too was kept alive by the blood donations. All in all, I had all my blood replaced by the time they had sewn up the holes.
rictus01
12-02-05, 02:46 AM
I've loaned the blood service about 100 pints, they are free to use on the condition if I should need it I want it back, but being O+ that shouldn't be a problem.
Being a diabetic I can't give blood anymore but would if I could.
I don't carry a card, but have contact details on an pendent around my neck, my wife and boys know my wishes, not much of any uses these days, their welcome to anything they can use.
Cheers Mark.
Fizzy Fish
16-02-05, 12:13 PM
I have always been on the organ donor register (although this thread just reminded me to update my details). The way I see it they're no use to me when I'm gone!
Professor
26-02-05, 12:28 PM
I finally finished marking 269 exam scripts and found the time to
sign up as a donor (using the link provided by Iansv). But one thing
leads to another and I decided that making a new will would also be
a good idea. Does anyone have experience of using the following sites
www.easierwills.co.uk (£59.99 for a pair of mirror wills)
www.tenminutewill.co.uk (£49.95 for a pair of mirror wills)
www.do-it-yourself-wills.co.uk (£17.50 for a pair of mirror wills)
for making wills online? Is it a good idea to make a will online?
timwilky
26-02-05, 05:21 PM
I finally finished marking 269 exam scripts and found the time to
sign up as a donor (using the link provided by Iansv). But one thing
leads to another and I decided that making a new will would also be
a good idea. Does anyone have experience of using the following sites
www.easierwills.co.uk (£59.99 for a pair of mirror wills)
www.tenminutewill.co.uk (£49.95 for a pair of mirror wills)
www.do-it-yourself-wills.co.uk (£17.50 for a pair of mirror wills)
for making wills online? Is it a good idea to make a will online?
I will probably be shot down by others, but for a pair of mirror wills the solicitor I used charged £80, and was very helpful in what we needed to consider. I therefore think it is probably a false economy to use an online service for something so important.
It is good you are thinking of your will, and I would encourage all forum members to make one.
Sadly biking can be a dangerous hobby with the increasing amount of numpties on the road. (Are they lowering driving test standards to co-incide with the rubbish that constitutes an A level?) and therefore we are slightly more at risk of a premature death than Joe Public.
Professor
26-02-05, 06:25 PM
My wife and I did our current wills in 1995 paying around £50 for
the pair. The solicitor was also very helpful but, at the same time,
left me with the firm impression that will writing is quite
straightforward and mechanical unless you have special circumstances
and special requests. Even then in 1995 before calling a solicitor I
made an attempt at writing a will myself but the software that I
downloaded simply didn't work.
Opinion about wills seems to be very much divided. The other day a
colleague asked me to witness a will; that particular will was
produced by a solicitor but this was understandable as it contained
an unusual clause. But when I started asking around I discovered
that another colleague had bought a Do It Yourself will writing
manual from W.H.Smith the very same day. It is not really clear what
is the optimal route. If I were convinced that the service provided
by a flesh and blood solicitor is really more reliable and superior
than that provided by an internet based company I would be happy to
pay the extra but I don't have enough information to decide whether
it is.
nuntius
26-02-05, 08:33 PM
Just so you all know, if you carry a donor card they can't use your body for medical science
The donor card only authorizes the use of your rogans and body for transplant. You have to sign up to a list for donating your body to medical science, which is unrelated to the organ donor register.
So please, all sign up.
Just thought I'd bring this one to the top again as I've been asked to donate blood again. Now seem to be donating 4/5 times a year and they just can't get enough of the stuff.
Need more volunteers ....................
timwilky
17-06-05, 11:58 AM
What I find interesting is the change in attitutude of my missus. For years she objected to me being an organ donor. Although she had agreed to stand by my wishes. Now that she is comming nearer to having to have a liver transplant herself she now thinks that you should automatically be a donor and have to opt out.
Strange how attitude change.
Stormspiel
17-06-05, 12:05 PM
I don't have a donor card and don't intend on getting one. Don't know why though :-k. Guess i don't want to be taken apart like a scrapped bike. Not allowed to give blood as i had a tattoo 8 months ago, will do when the year's up though. Don't even know my blood type :roll:
SVeeedy Gonzales
17-06-05, 12:13 PM
I used to give blood at work, until they made it extra difficult to do, by having a weird appointment system that was seemingly impossible to book a place on... and drastically cut the number of times they came into work :evil: Then try running round Hyde park after donating. And trying to not fall over.
As for donor cards, I used to have one but I thought they'd gone over to the opt-out system years ago and would just take what they wanted now unless you said you didn't want them to take it... Just signed up on the donor thing online.
Carry the card - told nearest and dearest - and registered on the website.
Hell , once my time is done they can have what they like ( though hopefully not for a few years yet - lol )
:D
Give blood whenever I can... but I tend to visit places with malaria a bit, so that's not often.
Yep, always carry a donor card and my photocard license is registered for donation too - anything they can use. I'll be dead - I won't feel anything!
I always think perhaps it should be like the Indian system - you can't get a transfusion unless you've given blood yourself. Same for organs - if you haven't signed up, why should you get someone's liver?
scott58
18-06-05, 02:36 PM
It's part of our drivers license in the US. carry it all the time.
Rob S (Yella)
19-06-05, 06:28 PM
I had donated parts put into me last month. I am glad that somebody decided to donate as I will be able to walk again within a few months.
It's a bit weird that parts of another human are inside me and I will never know who donated but whoever you are or should I say WAS thanks.
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