If one person donates his or
her organs and tissues, he or she has the opportunity to save and improve the
lives of up to 50 people (Holtkamp 4).
Its amazing how one person’s death can either give or improve the life of
50 others. I know that if I died my
family would be very upset. However, if
my death helped to save others lives, I know for a fact that would help my
family deal with my death. They would
know that my organs or tissue kept other families from dealing with the pain
that they had to endure, and that would give them peace of mind.
Some
people may be skeptical about becoming organ donors because they may think that
it may leave their bodies disfigured after death. “Donation does not change the appearance of
the donors’ body for the funeral service whatsoever” (Share 2). Another misconception might be that organ
donating might cost the family of the donor.
“All costs related to donation are paid by recipients and their health
insurance. Your family pays only for the
medical care provided before death and funeral expenses” (Holloway 1). One of the most common questions people have
regarding organ donating would be that of whether or not one would receive less
aggressive medical treatment because they are willing to be a donor. “Your own physicians will do everything
possible to save your life. Only after
they determine that further efforts would be futile does a transplant team
become involved” (
