How many of you are organ donars?

[BIG_DADDY]

Wow, I was just watching the Discovery channel when they announced that only 2% of Americans are organ donars. I am signed up to be an organ donar myself and was wondering why so many other people are not. Am I missing something? They keep talking about the millions that die waiting for a donars every year and it blows me away that there are all these people that make themselves out to be so compassionate. I thought it might be a good idea to run a poll here as well just to see the percentage here at the planet.

[OmahaChief]

Originally Posted by chiefs4me

I don't know if it is true or not....but the list seems to mean nothing. If you are rich and can pay then you get the organ before someone who has been on the list for months or years. Is this true or not. Lots of folks that I talk to seem to think this is true.

That is a hard one to really put a finger on. The late Chris LeDoux was on the list far longer then my Grandmother was. The big thing is the blood types need to match and some other things have to match up as well. LeDoux was in the same ward as my Grandpa. He was one helluva guy, down to earth and damn near begged me to stay in his room with him while his family was at lunch. I will never forget Chris, damn fine American.

Back to the topic, I have also heard that if you have enough money you can get closer to the top. I would not doubt that a lot of that might be try but I can only go off what I saw. Most of the folks in the ward appeared to be middle class judging from their families.

[luv]

Originally Posted by Simplex3

Screw them both *IF* there is a 12 year old that was caught in a fire and their lungs were seared. If there's nobody still on the list that wasn't operating in a risky behavior that got them in the end then hand them to these guys.

You think your lungs will fit inside a 12 year old girl?