I am happy to present to you my April sponsors. I want thank these ladies for being so lovely to work with! As you know, April is Donate Life month, so I asked Stacie, Charlene, and Sam to tell me one myth about organ donation, so that I could "de-bunk" it. Keep reading to learn more about these ladies and the truth regarding their myths.
Meet Stacie
One myth I have heard about organ donation, well I'm not sure it counts as a myth but I am completely freaked out about donating eyes, I think there is a horror film where a blind girl gets an eye donation and she starts to see what the dead persons eyes saw -- ghosts!! And do they take out the whole eye? would you just be eye-less?
Jess's Answer:
Only the Cornea portion of the eye is removed, so the appearance of the face of the deceased remains the same.You can still have open casket. There should be no visible signs following eye donation. The donor is treated with utmost respect and dignity. The process neither disfigures the body, nor changes the way it looks in a casket. No one, except the family members involved in the decision, will know about the donation. AND of course the corneal recipient will not see ghosts! Learn more about cornea transplant here.
Meet Charlene
I always thought people could buy/sell organs, thanks to all those tv shows! Is that really how it works?
Jess's Answer:
it is a federal crime to buy or sell organs in the United States. Donor organs are matched to potential recipients for tissue type, size, medical urgency, time on waiting list and geographic location through a UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing)-operated national computerized waiting list. Learn more about UNOS and the waiting list here.
Meet Sam
If I agree to donate my organs, I have heard the hospital staff won't work as hard to save my life. Is this true?
Jess's Answer:
When you go to the hospital for treatment, doctors focus on saving your life — not somebody else's. You'll be seen by a doctor whose specialty most closely matches your particular emergency. The doctor in charge of your care has nothing to do with transplantation. Learn more about organ donation here.
Aww thank you, this is so great and I learnt so much!! :) xo
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