Originally Posted by
White trash bitchy blonde
For me personally, it would be the idea of my loved one having their parts taken from them. Of course I know they are deceased but given how I have dealt with some of my family and friends that have passed, the gried was to overwhelming to even have the mind set to even offer to donate.
Im an organ donor and my husband knows that. My only request is that they leave my eyeballs alone. I know, i know, im dead but still, that skeeves me out.
Organ donation is of course a very awesome thing, I totally agree. I just know that a lot of times, it's too much to even think about this ind of stuff. I think that it's very possible that in a hospital setting, a patient that has been declared legally dead is hard for anyone to actually realize the finality of their life. They are technically dead but their bodies are still moving as if they were alive. I bet that plays a part in why some people choose not to donate.
If something happened to one of my kids, it would be the hardest decision to make, but at the same time i might be able to realize that something good is coming from this passing and that my child helped another person live maybe just a bit longer.