Luna Tick
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- Joined
- Jan 31, 2010
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I'm not an organ donor. I don't trust hospitals to make certain I'm actually dead before raiding my organs or to do their best to save my life if they know they desperately need a fresh kidney. If they change the default to donor and you have to check a box to opt out, I'll check that box.
At some point this will be an obsolete issue because they'll be able to grow anyone any kind of new organ from their DNA. In the meantime, I can't bring myself to be an organ donor because the whole thing seems ghoulish and terrifies me that they'll rip some organ out of me while I'm alive. I have a lot of phobias. I don't give blood either because I'm terrified of needles. I pass out at the sight of them. If the doctor has to draw blood, they have to have me lie down and they have to have a nurse or someone comfort me so that I don't scream.
I know I should be an organ donor and give blood, but it's too terrifying. I'm not sure if I'll ever get over these phobias. In fact, I've gotten all sweaty and my heart rate is racing just from writing this. Oh, and, no, organ donation shouldn't be mandatory.
At some point this will be an obsolete issue because they'll be able to grow anyone any kind of new organ from their DNA. In the meantime, I can't bring myself to be an organ donor because the whole thing seems ghoulish and terrifies me that they'll rip some organ out of me while I'm alive. I have a lot of phobias. I don't give blood either because I'm terrified of needles. I pass out at the sight of them. If the doctor has to draw blood, they have to have me lie down and they have to have a nurse or someone comfort me so that I don't scream.
I know I should be an organ donor and give blood, but it's too terrifying. I'm not sure if I'll ever get over these phobias. In fact, I've gotten all sweaty and my heart rate is racing just from writing this. Oh, and, no, organ donation shouldn't be mandatory.