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View Poll Results: Have your registered to donate your organs?

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  • Yes, I have registered

    56 76.71%
  • I must register one of these days ....

    14 19.18%
  • Can't for religious reasons

    1 1.37%
  • Never - nothing in it for me

    2 2.74%
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  1. #1
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    Default Donating Your Organs

    A mate is in hospital waiting for a liver transplant. Not many people have registered to donate their organs for all sorts of reasons - laziness, selfishness, what's in it for me?, religious reasons, ......

    Meg and I have registered to donate our organs - mine might be a bit worn but what the heck.

    What about you? Is it possible someone might die because you are too slack to register?

    One bloke told me he is too scared to donate his organs because it might hurt!!!!

    What are your opinions?
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    I having a good mick background am scared of the afterlife. what if you appear in it minus the bits you've given away ? an eterntiy without me eyes or heart may be difficult.....

    However having said that I know its slightly selfish cause if I need one I wouldnt mind getting it, I would donate whilst alive to my family...

    however having said that is not earth overpopulated by apes already ?

    hard question oh mexican... no easy asnwer - gotta be a personal thing....

    wheres the optionin the poll that asks "I dont know what I should do?" that's my vote.
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    Yes, when I am dead I am all yours. Take me, cut me open, do whatever you like. Cook me, roast, bake, stew or make some organ oil if you wish.

    Surprise me.

    Don’t worry I will deal with buddha.


    Hang on doctor I am not dead yet!

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    I have not registered for organ donation... yet.

    I am in a bit of a quandry about the whole thing anyway. what happens if the organs I have to donate when the time comes, are all worn out?,

    what happens IF my chidren object to me donating my organs?

    Basicaly at this point in time I have no opinion either way on the subject.

    Sorry
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    I've registered. I won't be in need when I'm gone. There isn't anywhere to go to take them in my opinion. No point letting the worms eat them.

    Not sure what they'd do with a well used liver though.

    They can have my eyes, no warranty though, they can't see red/green very well.

    Kidney's shouldn't be a problem - still working.

    Do they transplant 'willies' ? Low mileage on this one.
    If at first you don't succeed, give something else a go. Life is far too short to waste time trying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gumby
    Do they tranplant 'willies' ? Low mileage on this one.
    Most blokes use inches - impressive when you use miles.
    - Wood Borer

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    I'm a DONOR A on my license, whatever that means. Not much use to me when I'm gone so if it saves someone or gives them a better life then they are welcome to it. If any of it's any good to anyone that is. I'm doing my best to make sure I get the most use out of it before I'm done with it.
    "I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wood Borer
    Most blokes use inches - impressive when you use miles.
    At least I stopped short of saying "Only used by a little old lady on Sundays !"

    If at first you don't succeed, give something else a go. Life is far too short to waste time trying.

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    A message to Zed:

    With missing organs, you are most likely to get a new body when you get reincarnated. Think outside the square mate.

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    No probs - whole family has registered. We discussed it and decided there's probably no point in hanging on to what's going to go up in smoke anyway.
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    You can register on line with the Australian Government at this site.

    http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/...ices/aaodr.htm

    When someone gets my bits they will probably go over to the Darkside.
    - Wood Borer

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    Since I don’t have private health care, I want to make sure my good body parts would only go to public patients. I would also like to exclude all vegetarians, cat lovers, real estate agents, and lawyers.

    Sorry it is Friday I just don’t feel like doing work.

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    I am a strong believer in donating organs.

    But you really need to discuss with your next of kin. When the time comes THEY have to agree to release the organs. There are an enormous amout of peolpe in Australia that are registered organ donars but only a fraction of these peolpe will end up having their organs available. This could be for all sorts of reasons (ie. illnesses at time of death) but a large number will be because their next of kin refuse to sign the form.

    My wife has a "enduring power of atterney" and knows my views on donating my organs. It is also clearly stated in my will.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wongo
    A message to Zed:

    With missing organs, you are most likely to get a new body when you get reincarnated. Think outside the square mate.
    christian afterlife is not "reincarnation" buddha... I dont know the rules that god made - only the intepretation that the pope et al has made.
    Zed

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    You go back into the earth that you came from. They even say it at Christian burial ceremonies: "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust". If there is an afterlife, it's not your 'mortal body' that goes there.
    "I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."

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