leave her comatose state‚ and suggested ending life support immediately to remove her organs. Luckily‚ the family did not believe this was the proper time to discuss such things‚ as she came out of her coma three days later. Had they given up‚ my mother would have been removed from life support‚ and she and I would not be here today. At this moment‚ 119‚862 people in the U.S. are in need of a lifesaving organ transplant (U.S. Department of Human and Health Services). Each day‚ 22 of those in need
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thought about organ donation? Well according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation network‚ as of 5:30 pm on Wednesday there are 110‚912 patients currently on the waiting list‚ and among these are men‚ women and children of all races and ethnic backgrounds‚ and to that number one more person is being added every eleven minutes. Many people on this list will die before they receive a transplant due to lack of organ donors. This does not have to happen. We can help by donating our organs. There
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Organ Donation Currently‚ in the United States alone‚ there are over 100‚000 people waiting for an organ donation. No matter the scenario‚ there are people in need of organ donations‚ everywhere. Over the years the organ donation process has changed greatly to improve many lives. Organ donation has continuously improved effectiveness ever since the first transplant in the 1950s. According to UNOS‚ “in 1954‚ the kidney was the first human organ to be transplanted successfully. Liver
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Name: ashley singer Speech Type: Persuasive Organ Donation Organization Type: Comparative Advantages Pattern Attention Getter Type: Story‚ Quotation‚ or Poem Conclusion Type: Summary Goal/Purpose persuade my audience to give the gift of life and become organ donors. Introduction I. I have always decided i wanted to dedicate my organs to others once i have oassed but it was not until January of this year i learned the true value behind organ donation. II. Last January my brother was pronounced
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Should All Citizens be made to Donate Their Organs When They Die? Jannaya Williams CH11 Part A: Source 1: Rainbow raw author of the Organ Donation Should be Compulsory article‚ created on 30th May‚ 2012 discusses the forever asking question that all citizens should be made to donate their organs once deceased. The author addresses the topic with the use of statistics from the Australia’s organ donations site. Rainbow raw has no known qualifications or expertise; although the information provided
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of others” (Pericles). Organ donation is the process of one human being donating his or her organs to another human being in need. Which is very often since on average 22 people die every day while waiting for a transplant. With that being said every 10 minutes a patient is added to the waiting list. While on the waiting list there is no guarantee that the patient will receive a transplant. To top it off there is a 1:8 ratio with organ donation. That means mean one organ donor can save 8 lives.
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Why is organ transplant important The reason why I think organ donation is very important‚ because it gives a second chance to life to a person that is in need of an organ because they organs have start to fail and shut down. Although clinical issues such as the possibility of the recipient’s body rejecting the organ have been raised‚ the social and legal issues—from determining how donations should be handled and who should receive them‚ to the black-market practice of organ trafficking—spark the
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Speech Title: Organ Transplants General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: I want to educate my audience about organ donation matching process‚ the requirements to donate and to receive organs‚ and how donations can be found. Introduction: 1. Attention Getter: As defined by www.dictionary.com ‚ an organ transplant is deemed an operation moving an organ from an organism (the donor) to another (the recipient). In the U.S. alone surgeons performed 5‚273 liver transplants in 2008‚ according
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tell you that organs can be transplanted‚ the reasons that I think you should become a donor and the benefits that come from organ donation. I want you to imagine watching a loved one…your grandparent‚ parent‚ spouse or significant other‚ even your own child‚ dying because one of their vital organs has quit working. Maybe because of a disease or an accident‚ maybe for a reason that cannot be explained‚ without any warning. The only chance of this person surviving is through an organ transplant‚
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that could Save Lives More than 100‚000 people are waiting for an organ in the United States alone. “Unfortunately‚ the number of donors is nowhere near that figure‚ only about 14‚000 people (living and dead) donated organs” (Egendorf). These people could die at any time as they are waiting for a miracle to happen. What happens if you or one of your loved ones needs an organ transplant? Wouldn’t you want someone to donate their organs so you could have a second chance at life? My mom’s sister needed
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