As a devout Anglophile with a superb satellite dish, I watch a lot of British television. Right now, a government-sponsored organization promoting organ donation runs a campaign called “Tell a Friend”. According to the campaign advert, it’s a big problem that many people don’t share their opinions on organ donation with friends and relatives. This, in turn, results in ill people in need of a liver or heart transplant die while on a waiting list. By telling our friends what we think about donating our organs, we just might help a fellow human being in the future.
When I read through my list of favourite bloggers a while ago, I noticed that Jonas Morian has posted a video clip of a similar campaign. This one from California. He posted it because he wants his readers to register their wishes with the Swedish Council for Organ and Tissue Donation. That’s a good idea. I did so a few years ago because I didn’t want to leave that decision to my husband or parents. Besides, if it were up to them, they would probably approve of organs being taken from my body the minute I give up breath. I don’t want that. In fact, I don’t like the very idea of organ donation.
My friends and relatives know how I feel. But by expressing my thoughts online, all they have to do is search my blog if ever in doubt.
Oh, and while on the subject—I don’t want anyone else’s internal organ in my body either! I would rather die than wake up with body parts from some dead person. Now you know.