I finally got my new State of New York driver’s license (notice I’m not showing the front of that new license—it is impressively bad), which I guess we were supposed to get within 30 days of moving here. I won’t tell if you don’t. Anyway, I signed up as an Organ Donor. Just wanted you all to know that. Not to be morbid, but to be prudent. They tell you to let everyone know. If you haven’t decided to be a donor, take our your license and do it. And let people know.
On the plus side, today was the first day all year I left work before 6pm.
Thursday | January 13, 2005 at 1:21 am
Good job. In case any of my kids did not know - I am an organ donor also. My license is so marked.
Thursday | January 13, 2005 at 3:32 am
And I also am. By the way I always list Dan as my emergency contact since my sons are not close by.
Thursday | January 13, 2005 at 10:52 am
All you organs? Eyeballs included? What about the funeral? Closed casket? These are questions are not in jest! I thought there are different levels of donation, and the most “generous” donations limit funeral options. I am not positive about all this, but it seems I have heard such things somewhere. So… are you willing to donate everything even if it has an impact on the grieving of others?
Thursday | January 13, 2005 at 6:19 pm
I’m not going to need them when I am gone and I think—hope perhaps—that if a donation is made that impacts the funeral that those in attendance would get a measure of comfort knowing that my pieces/parts are helping someone else. I think I’m comfortable saying that—even if it means closed casket. Though I will admit to not having thought that through. Perhaps I watch too much Six Feet Under where they are able to repair even the most horrible accident for funeral purposes…
Thursday | January 13, 2005 at 9:30 pm
Carl and I are both organ donors. Have been for many many years.