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Our family would like to tell you a little about how
it feels when you are suddenly put in the position of having to decide
whether to donate the organs of a loved one.
When the doctors come into the room and tell you "unfortunately,
all tests to date have proven negative and it would seem that we have
a case of "brain death". This special person is not going
to wake up...in fact, if he were detached from all the equipment he
is hooked up to, then he would not be able to breathe on his own and
would most certainly be clinically dead in seconds.
The world seems to stop still; you cannot comprehend what has just
been said. Then the doctor asks you if you would consider organ donation
and was "the person" a donor. You stare at the doctor in
disbelief, then comes the answer..."of course, yes, he was a
donor and you would agree that he would want that to be the case".
What have you just said..?
The family sit and stare at each other and the doctor/s tell you that
they will leave you alone to discuss the situation and hopefully reach
a united agreement. (If any family member is against donation then
it cannot go ahead) Quiet discussion takes place but you all know
what the answer is. He would want to donate his organs. |
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