Post: #26

Last chance for some hot med student in her 20's to play with your body, so why not...

Anyway, yeah, it's a good idea.

Post: #27

I'm a registered organ donor in my state. Once you are gone, why hang on to organs one can no longer use? I'm sure if I ever needed a transplant, I'd be extremely grateful. Why not give back?

Post: #28

Organ donor endorsed on my license.

Not so sure about donating my body to a medical school for anatomy studies, though:



Damien Hirst, With Dead Head, 1991

Post: #29

I donate my biggest organ frequently to females in need.....usually with a semen donation au gratis.







Serious though, for those of you that donate also, thank you.

Quote:The Heisler family — Casey and Matt’s parents, Jared and Cheryl — had been waiting to feel that heart again since it was transplanted into Tom Meeks, who lives in Washington state.

Because of Meeks' age and other health concerns, five hospitals refused to consider him for a heart transplant. But the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., gave him a lifeline, putting him on a waiting list, then giving him Matt’s heart.

Eight months after Matt died, his family went to meet Meeks in Rochester.

“Obviously in my case they are going to have a very warm spot in my heart,” Meeks said before the meeting. “I woke up this morning and told Matt that mom and dad are coming today.”

And for a moment, the Heislers got to embrace the heart they love.

Matt’s organs helped as many as 60 people. A 46-year-old woman received one of Matt's kidneys. The other went to a 56-year-old woman. The life of a 61-year-old man was saved by Matt's gift of a liver.

After their embrace, the Heislers listened to Matt’s heartbeat with a stethoscope. The sound left the family in tears.

Said Meeks, who, now has more time with his wife and four grandchildren, “It is the smallest favor for what I have received."

   

http://www.today.com/health/grieving-fam...1D80319971