Organ Donation

[FairyChatMom]

Husband, daughter, and I are all designated donors. And once I’m dead, I prefer that any parts of me that can be of value be used - even if it’s as a med-school lab project. It’s not like I’ll need any of it any longer.

[MsRobyn]

*Originally posted by EJsGirl *
**Jeez MsRobyn, I am so sorry to hear that you lost a child.

WARNING- this may sound insensitive, but it’s not meant that way!

Had you considered organ donation in the event of a disaster? Or was it something that was brought up to you at the worst possible time? In nursing school, my best friend would see people approached after tragic accidents, suicides, etc. Many people who might have said “yes” to donation of a loved one’s organs ordinarily chose to say “no” because of the timing. It can be such a terrible time that people can’t imagine someone “doing that” to their child or sibling or parent.

I have thought about terrible eventualities with my kids (as a mom, I can’t help it, as awful as it sounds) and I would donate organs from my kids in a NY minute.

Robyn, you are quite a woman. Truly.
**

Actually, it wasn’t something we planned for; we were approached while the baby was still on life support, but while we were making plans to terminate life support. Otherwise, the donation agency wouldn’t have been allowed to talk to us. However, it helped us through a very painful time because it allowed us to focus on something positive. It turned out that the organs harvested weren’t usable because the baby died of infection, and there were traces of infection in the organs harvested. But I’m still glad that we were able to do it, and I would do it again, God forbid something happened to Aaron.

Robin