HERE IS POSITIVE NEWS FOR YOU FOLKS Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry, lost his life at young age of 24 in the early morning of Dec. 17, 2009 after a fall from a moving vehicle the day before. His mother Carolyn Glaspy was at his bed side at his final moment. And soon after Henry was declared dead, Glaspy made the split-second, unthinkable decision that her son had not during his life - that he would be a donor for others. "It was a hard decision," Glaspy said. "But it was a decision that I would do again if I had to." She quickly decide to donate her sons organ to needy patients and she forever changed the lives of four families (two black and two whites). Four people in North Carolina, Brian Polk, Donna Arnold, James Benton, and Thomas Elliot - are alive today because of the organ transplants that were made possible by his mother after Henry's passing. Polk received a kidney, Arnold received a pancreas and a kidney, Benton received a liver, and Elliot received two lungs. It was Glaspy's way of making the best of the worst imaginable situation, but what has come from that decision has affected everyone involved more than they might have imagined. Not only are the four who live through that gesture doing well, but as Glaspy said, she has a new family with those people.
good for her. i carry around with me my organ donation card and plan on donating anything and everything that is able to be salvaged...all my family and friends also understand my wants as well. it's so important that we donate our organs, ive never understood why you wouldn't...they're not going to assist us when we pass away, but can help others in so many ways.
I also have organ donor checked on my license and have advised my children of my wishes, as next of kin permission is required as far as I know even if you have noted you're willing to donate. I always look at it from the perspective that if one of my children needed an organ, I'd hope one was available, so I should give mine to someone else who has a need for their child, parent, or loved one.
My Ex's entire family thought organ donation was akin to a sin. I never understood how they could think that because if something happened to one of them I know they'd be doing everything they could to move to the front of the line for an organ. It used to really bother me because my Ex told me it didn't matter whether I wanted to donate mine or not, he'd tell them no when they asked for next of kin consent. I think that's BS, if the person wants to donate, no one should be able to override that.
absolutely, which is why i tell everyone i know and love so there is no confusion. i liken it to blood donation...it saves lives whilst you're alive...this is saving lives when you're not. some people though i understand cannot seem to disconnect from the living and the passing. after recently going through it with my grandmother i understand the difficulty, but in the end, the greatest thing you can ever do is respect the wishes of your loved ones
I agree, and I cannot see any reason not to donate your organs. Once you're gone you sure don't need them, why not let who knows how many other people have a chance at a longer life? It seems truly wasteful to me not to donate them, and I would agree to donation not only for myself but for anyone I serve as next of kin for, including my children.
Agree totally. I have a friend who had a kidney transplant and she went from no life and being tethered to dialysis 3 times a week to pretty much normal. It's an amazing gift.
also a registered organ donor - for a time I was working in a dialysis clinic & saw first hand how much a kidney transplant can change a persons life...
I teared up when I saw this on Thanksgiving. It's amazing how many lives can be touched, in positive ways, by doing something like this. :smt023 I know that there's a thought that if someone is an organ donor, that doctors won't do everything possible to save the person's life. That's a bit paranoid, if you ask me. I haven't even thought about organ donation, though I probably should.
