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Originally Posted by Chiefnj
I'm surprised it's only 2%. I've got the "yes" box checked off on the back of my driver's license.
I think People magazine had an interesting article about people who received organ transplants and then ended up liking things that the donee had liked in his/her life (prior to finding out who the donee was and what their likes/dislikes were). Kind of interesting.
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Those are always interesting.
I remember why I signed up, we got to see one of the first artificial heart transplant about 12 hours after it transpired in Humana Hospital in Louisville, Ky. As part of a class project, we had to write a report on the future possibility of other artificial organs. I remember the guy's last name was Schroeder and the heart was the Jarvik-7. I had never seen a rib-spreader used before and I was hooked as soon as I saw it implemented.
I turned 18 that year and immediately became a permanent blood donor, organ donor, and marrow list donater.