Chris Henry Lives On Thru Others
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Thanks for posting the story 007.
derringer007
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Your welcome
Others may now live with this unselfish act of kindness.
Others may now live with this unselfish act of kindness.
Great point Miller. In Louisiana you can set it up at the DMV when you renew you license. Maybe it's that way in all states, I hope so.
eaglechick
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oh my goodness i'm a little teary after watching that
You can do the same here in Ohio.
derringer007
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California is also the same
Is it every state? Y'all chime in if your state does or does not do this.
eaglechick
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well, along with signing up for the organ donor program on your license, it's important to let your family/next of kin know how you feel about this.
As far as I know, legally it's still the next of kin's decision what to do when you are brain dead (brain dead is legally dead btw, it is NOT a coma. there are very specific criteria, and it involves the loss of higher brain (cerebral) function as well as the "lower" brainstem function that sends messages to the lungs to breathe etc. thus there are not that many candidates to be organ donors).
i believe the little sticker or notice on your license is merely evidence of your desires--i.e., if i were brain dead and had the organ donor mark on my license, the transplant nurse/counselor assigned to my case could use that to persuade my hubby that it was my wish to give my organs. if there is no next of kin, i guess it is legally binding, but i'm not sure.
just thought i'd mention that
As far as I know, legally it's still the next of kin's decision what to do when you are brain dead (brain dead is legally dead btw, it is NOT a coma. there are very specific criteria, and it involves the loss of higher brain (cerebral) function as well as the "lower" brainstem function that sends messages to the lungs to breathe etc. thus there are not that many candidates to be organ donors).
i believe the little sticker or notice on your license is merely evidence of your desires--i.e., if i were brain dead and had the organ donor mark on my license, the transplant nurse/counselor assigned to my case could use that to persuade my hubby that it was my wish to give my organs. if there is no next of kin, i guess it is legally binding, but i'm not sure.
just thought i'd mention that
A part of the process here when you get the donor mark on the DL is that you fill out a living will and have it filed as well.
eaglechick
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living will is the same deal--very few doctors are going to follow your living will if the next-of-kin wants something else. it's vital that you inform your family what you want, and perhaps that you appoint a power-of-medical-attorney in cases where you would be incapacitated--someone that you trust to follow your wishes. these cases can get very messy unfortunately, and not always for bad reasons. of course it's very hard for loved ones to let go
I'd haunt the family member that didn't honor my wishes. :biglaugh:
eaglechick
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the real problem is when the family is divided... bad for everyone :sad:
Oh well I have 90 more years in my rein as Santa so I'll out live them all except maybe for Mrs. Clause. She's a bit younger than me. Ho Ho Ho!
No seriously you're right in every thing you've posted EC and I am not meaning to argue in any way.
No seriously you're right in every thing you've posted EC and I am not meaning to argue in any way.
eaglechick
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no arguing, i'm just being my know-it-all self :grin:
i just care a lot about this issue, actually
i just care a lot about this issue, actually
It's a very important one as the first post on the thread proves.
