Causes Of Organ Donation

Around 8,000 deaths occur every year in the United States because organs are not donated in time, according to Donate Life America, which is a non-profit organization that advocates organ donations. I remember going to get my driving permit when I was fourteen years old, and the lady behind the counter asked me if I wanted to be an organ donor. I knew this question would be coming, but I hadn’t thought much about it. Honestly, there was a part of me which felt completely grossed out at the thought of doctors harvesting my organs, even if it meant I was dead. However, in that short moment I answered yes, and I am proud to say that I am an organ donor today. For several weeks I have been researching the facts about organ donation and have learned …show more content…
Clearly, we need more people to continue to sign up and be official donors. Simply stating you support the cause is not enough anymore. People are dying every day because they are helplessly waiting for a transplant. Every ten minutes another person is added to the national transplant waiting list, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network. Many people do not realize that a donor could potentially save multiple lives, not just one. According to the John Brockington Foundation, a person can save up to eight lives by donating their organs, and can improve up to 90 lives by donating corneas and tissues. The John Brockington Foundation was created after former American football running back, John Brockington, received a kidney transplant from his wife in 2002. The foundation helps raise money and provides aid to people who receive and are waiting for transplants, as well as people on dialysis. Along with the two I mentioned earlier. there are several other common myths of organ donation which may be swaying people to not register. However, it is vital that we are informed of the facts so we can make an educated choice for ourselves. In the end it is still your body and you have every right to choose what you want to do with it. I completely understand it can be disturbing to think of parts of your body going into someone else, but I strongly encourage you to also think about the multiple lives around you that could really benefit from your potential donation. I found one article written for the Australian Nursing Journal by Majella Lazenby, a former nurse and mother whose daughter donated her organs after her unexpected death. She said that by her daughter donating her organs made her feel as if her daughter 's death had more of a purpose. There would be parts of her that would get to live on and help multiple people. It is a personal and