The Need for Organ Donors

Introduction: How do you feel when you have to wait for something you really, really want? What if it was something you couldn’t live without? By this time tomorrow, 18 people who are alive right now, will be dead. Not because they were in a car wreck, not because they were gunned down, no because their time at come, not even because they weren’t in the hospital, but simply because they couldn’t be given a life-saving transplant in time, eighteen people will die because the organ transplant they need will not be possible. Today I will explain the need for organ donors, how you can become an organ donor, and finally, how ones decisions can and is affecting society.

There is a need for organ donors. Having enough people die isn’t the problem, there are more than enough potential donors dying but deny the right for someone to use their organs. This isn’t a small problem, but an enormous problem. Currently there are 120,887 Americans waiting for a lifesaving transplant. Across the United States, an average of 17 men, woman and children of all races and ethnic backgrounds die every die for lack of a donated organ. One of the 120,887 people on the waiting list for an organ transplant might be someone you know. A new name is added to the national waiting list every 16 minutes. That means that approximately four people will be added to the list during the time we are in class today.

A poem written by Robert Test entitled “To Remember Me”, shows the importance of organ donation. “Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, a baby’s face or love in the eyes of a woman. Give my heart to a person whose has caused nothing but endless days of pain… Take my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and ...

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...splant was someone you loved? Imagine if you had a brother or sister who unexpectedly died and you were able to meet the person who received their heart for example. Think of the satisfaction and possible comfort knowing that your brother or sister provided life for someone else.

The book of life is a familiar metaphor, and in this book, death is the end, the final chapter. For those who are fortunate enough to be able to donate organs, his donation becomes an epilogue to their book, for part of them lives on through the people whose lives they have saved. Remember organ donors are the givers of life. Being an organ donor is a decision only you can make. To quote Michael Jordan, “Please make sure to become an organ donor, remember: Share your life. Share your decision.” Think about how many people your choice could affect. Think about it, Corey Choffin’s donor did.