Organ donation

I mean, obviously through my mom passing and being in that process of them conversations, which then spurred me on to have them conversations with my wife and that, and yeah, my sister also with her husband and, and that.

I’d even say my dad even though he at the time wasn’t for agreeing for my mom you know, conversations then after time had passed and that he now says that when, that time comes for him.

If they can, then he’s more than happy to let, obviously he’s let us know that for when that conversation arises.

If it does again, then we can say, yeah.

No, it was just say something like, you sign up and you get your driver’s license, you know, or you can go on the website and do it.

Probably just from like, um, when there’s been adverts, was years ago and they said you could be in organ donnor.

So it was just signed up from that.

I’ve never, never thought so of the law or how it applied until it happens.

Because you don’t think someone’s just gonna drop dead.

You think you get sick and get old, don’t you?

So, I don’t know.

I think probably more education for people on what it entails, but then it’s, it’s causing people to face their own mortality, isn’t it?

I think that’s the probably the biggest barrier you’ve got.

Because you don’t wanna think about it do you?

i'd probably done it unless he'd have turn round says, oh no, at some point.

But we’d have probably would’ve done it with a push on it at that point.

You were desperate for something good to come outta it.

Do you know what I mean? It was like, I think if you can’t, you can’t take them with you, then no go to anyone else.

Why would you leave someone else hang use who facing death?

Wouldn’t you want someone else to be okay when you feel know it wasn’t okay.

So.

I’ve always wanted to be an organ donor. The thought of being able to save another person’s life after I die is so uplifting to me. I thought I was already on the register, but I was able to go on again and update my organ donation decision.

This gave me reassurance that what I want will happen after I die. I don’t mind being taken to theatre or having a surgery after I die, the important thing is that I am giving someone else a chance to live.

I had never really thought about it. I guess the taboo is people don’t like to think about death or that by talking about it, you will someone invite death. But for me it was so important. That discussion with my family. I don’t mind the procedures involved in retrieving my organs. I’ve died at that point, but I can imagine it being difficult for my family especially if I died suddenly or something happened. They would obviously be upset, having the chat and telling them that I am OK with the procedures and processes helped. They knew that I wanted to help people after I died.

The idea that I live in a country that wants to help people by default is wonderful. Especially with something as important as organ donation. I heard that 3 people die every day waiting for a transplant. If I can do something to help, yes please. It is also helpful as we are all presumed donors now it takes the burden off families – they must be devastated. It must be so hard when someone has died suddenly and then families are asked about organ donation. Making it my decision makes things easier for everyone. I would be so upset if my family didn’t support my decision, I mean it is the law of the land now.

So, yeah, me and my sister, like I said, we’re both on the organ donation list and we I more than happy for if I can, when that time comes, and my sister’s the same, if we can donate something great, um, we agree with it, we’re happy to do it.

But yeah I think for me, dad, it’s not, I think because where we go back to where everything was so quick and sudden and, you know, you do kind of have that, everything’s gonna be all right, she’ll pull through.

You do have that in the back of your mind and you’re like, right, come on. You know, but keep that positive and, and stuff. So, I’d say that side of it, you know, we still had that, she’ll pull through, she’ll come home.

And then I think with the being just so quick, you know what I mean? Just like I think more for me dad was, I think because it was maybe on the day that conversation with the donor team happened, you know, it was very, obviously very raw at that point.

So yeah, I think that’s what I think why my dad was probably against it and yeah. Well, I’m not sure. I think people talk about, to talk about it more, maybe an advertisement campaign or something, or just to get it on them tellies and get people watching it, and then that might spur on conversations and maybe letters through the post or it’s a tough one to try and to, to give, you know, to, I think a lot of the time, a lot of people have conversations upon a death or something like this, isn’t it really?

I think, ’cause like I said before, you know you kind of go, oh yeah, well, I’ll sign up to donate. And then once you’ve done that, that’s it.

It’s kinda like, put, put the back of your head and, and that’s it. And like you said, you know, it’s still kind of, not, not a lot of people talk about it. And like I said, why not? Why, why it, it kind of only happens upon someone passing, unfortunately.