Woke up early in the Sunday morning to start writing the persuasive speech assignment that I will need to give on 03/10. With the great topic ‘Everyone should be an organ donor’. Organ donation Here’s… Whether you are rich or poor, men or women and we are all the same inside. We have 2 kidneys, 2 lungs and 1 heart. However, imagine you have to wait for something you really need. And it came down to life or death may I asked how do you feel? Well, my cousin/Emily was 3 years old when she found out she needed a new kidney.
She went on the organ waiting list right away. She was called once during a six month time period that the hospital had a kidney available but only to find out that it is a good match. Unfortunately, it is not a good match. After 13months waiting and she finally got a good match. This story had a happy ending but so many are not. Today I’d like to talk to you about first, the need for organ donors in our area, second, how you can become an organ donor after you die, and finally, how your family and organ donor recipients benefit from your donation.
BODY I. People around the world but also right here in California and around the States need organ transplants and they need our help. A. The problem is that there is a lack of organs and organ donors who make organ transplantation possible. 1. The need is many organs such as the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and etc. 2. Each day, an average of 75 people received organ transplants. However, an average of 20 people dies each day waiting for transplants that can’t take place because of shortage of donated organs. a. According to orgondonor. gov.
The problem is that 20 people will die each day waiting for an organ transplant according to data from Organ donor website. b. The reason is only 5% of the donors had been registered. Where the candidate that waiting for the organ donors are 110,582. I got the number from United Network Organ Sharing (http://www. unos. org) c. You can choose to donate any needed organs or you can specify which organs or tissues you wish to donate. 2. Organ donation is very important. a. The following poem by Robert Test entitled, “To Remember Me,” shows the importance of organ donation. Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, a baby’s face or love in the eyes of a woman. Give my heart to a person whose heart has caused nothing but endless days of pain… Take my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and find a way to make a crippled child walk…
Take my cells, if necessary, and let them grow so that, someday, a speechless boy will shout at the crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the sound of rain against her window. b. Not only is this a problem nationally but also it is a big problem right here at home in the Silicon Valley. ) According to organdonor. gov. The nationally statistic, there are over 110+ people waiting as of Nov 2010. 2) Per UNOS the sad part is that there have only been 13,125 donors nationally registered as a donor. Emphasis cue e As you can see the need for people like you to donate your organs are real. I am sure most of you had agreed to donate your organs when the time comes! But you might be asking! If so, how can I make sure my organs are donated after I die? Let me tell you… II. This is how you go about making sure your organs are donated.
A. Talk with your family about your decision. They will be involved in the donation arrangements when you die. If they do not know your wishes of becoming a donor, your wishes may never be carried out. B. Register @ DMV that you are willing to be a donor so that your license will have a pink dot to mark you as donor. You may check on http://www. donatelifecalifornia. org/ Emphasis cue – Bet you already well know about your decide and where to register as organs donor. Now let’s look at what may happen if you choose to donate your organs and what may happen if you choose not to.
III. Organ donation benefits both the donor’s family and the recipients. A. I will tell you a story about a boy name Dan. If you do donate your organs, your family and the people who receive your organs might benefit in a similar way like this family. My neighbor fifteen year old son/Dan died of head injuries in car accident. His mom decided to donate his organs. His heart went to a fisherman; his kidneys went to a widow of army. The teenager gave life to other and his family feels a sense of satisfaction and comfort that other lives have been touch by him.
B. Your biggest obstacle at this point is procrastination. The problem arises when you are thinking about becoming a donor but never do anything about it. Then, no one knows your wishes and your organs will not be donated. The consequences of this are more people waiting for organs and there will still be an incredible shortage of available organs. CONCLUSION: As you can easily see, donating your organs can be one of the most important decisions you ever make and also the greatest gift you could ever give.
Today, I’ve told you about the need for organ donors in our area, how you can become an organ donor after you die, and finally, how your family and organ recipients benefit from your donation. You become a donor by talking to your family and making sure they know you want to be a donor, fill out and sign a donor card, and indicate your wishes on your driver’s license. I as a donor myself encourage you, you and you to consider donate your organs it may save up to 8 lives through organ donation and enhance many others through this process. Please go and register for organ donation http://www. donatelifecalifornia. org/
