Informative Essay On Organ Donation
Become an Organ Donor Many people are probably sceptical of becoming an organ donor because they are too old, not in good health, they see bad things happen to organ donors on TV shows or in movies, or it is against their religion, all of these things are myths.
Throughout my presentation I will give some statistics of organ donating, answer some commonly asked question, and share a story of how organ donation has affected my life. At this moment, there are more than 123,175 people in the United States are waiting for an organ but there are only 14,257 people registered as donors. About 4,000 more people are added to the national waiting list each day.
Every day, an average of
79 people receive organ transplants but more than 6,500 people a year, about 18 a day, …show more content…
The transplant program, recipient's insurance, or recipient should cover your expenses from tests and hospital costs related to a living organ donation. The transplant program can go over what coverage is available for additional medical services. Some or all of your travel costs may also be covered. After death, will my organ donation leave any costs for my family? No. The costs of the tests and surgery related to the donation will be covered by the recipient most often by the recipient's insurance. Will organ donation after death mean I can't have an opencasket funeral? No. The surgical incisions received while donating will all be closed and covered.
Some Cons to donating. Organ donation is major surgery. All surgery comes with risks such as bleeding, infection, blood clots, allergic reactions, or damage to nearby organs and tissues. Although this may seem scary, there is only a 4% chance of having problems after donating.
Some Pros to donating. Probably the greatest benefit of organ donation is knowing that you're saving a life. That life might be your spouse, child, parent, brother or sister, a close friend, or a very grateful stranger.
My life has been affected by organ donation. My grandpa was the recipient of …show more content…
That summer he moved to Tennessee. In 2000 my grandpa was diagnosed with digestive heart failure and was given 2 years maximum to live. On September 5th, 2001 my grandpa received the call, he had a heart, and on September 6th, 2001 my grandpa had his heart transplant. When he had his heart transplant the doctors told him he would only have 4 more years before the new heart he received gave out on him. This heart transplant gave my family 11 extra years with him. If my grandpa had not received his heart he would have died when I was 4 years old, instead of when I was 15.
Because of his donor I was able to develop a relationship with my grandpa that I would not have had otherwise. When my grandpa died in August of 2012 his heart was still very healthy, he died of a brain aneurysm.
I hope now that I have given statistics, answered some commonly asked questions, and told you a story of how organ donation has affected my life, you will greatly consider becoming a donor. Look at it this way, each number of those 123,175
people represents a life, a mom, a dad, a brother, a sister or a child—someone who
Throughout my presentation I will give some statistics of organ donating, answer some commonly asked question, and share a story of how organ donation has affected my life. At this moment, there are more than 123,175 people in the United States are waiting for an organ but there are only 14,257 people registered as donors. About 4,000 more people are added to the national waiting list each day.
Every day, an average of
79 people receive organ transplants but more than 6,500 people a year, about 18 a day, …show more content…
The transplant program, recipient's insurance, or recipient should cover your expenses from tests and hospital costs related to a living organ donation. The transplant program can go over what coverage is available for additional medical services. Some or all of your travel costs may also be covered. After death, will my organ donation leave any costs for my family? No. The costs of the tests and surgery related to the donation will be covered by the recipient most often by the recipient's insurance. Will organ donation after death mean I can't have an opencasket funeral? No. The surgical incisions received while donating will all be closed and covered.
Some Cons to donating. Organ donation is major surgery. All surgery comes with risks such as bleeding, infection, blood clots, allergic reactions, or damage to nearby organs and tissues. Although this may seem scary, there is only a 4% chance of having problems after donating.
Some Pros to donating. Probably the greatest benefit of organ donation is knowing that you're saving a life. That life might be your spouse, child, parent, brother or sister, a close friend, or a very grateful stranger.
My life has been affected by organ donation. My grandpa was the recipient of …show more content…
That summer he moved to Tennessee. In 2000 my grandpa was diagnosed with digestive heart failure and was given 2 years maximum to live. On September 5th, 2001 my grandpa received the call, he had a heart, and on September 6th, 2001 my grandpa had his heart transplant. When he had his heart transplant the doctors told him he would only have 4 more years before the new heart he received gave out on him. This heart transplant gave my family 11 extra years with him. If my grandpa had not received his heart he would have died when I was 4 years old, instead of when I was 15.
Because of his donor I was able to develop a relationship with my grandpa that I would not have had otherwise. When my grandpa died in August of 2012 his heart was still very healthy, he died of a brain aneurysm.
I hope now that I have given statistics, answered some commonly asked questions, and told you a story of how organ donation has affected my life, you will greatly consider becoming a donor. Look at it this way, each number of those 123,175
people represents a life, a mom, a dad, a brother, a sister or a child—someone who