Giving Life Through Donation

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a patient who has cancer, a transplant patient’s family is often reatly affected by the patient’s ability to receive treatment. Accumulated hospital bills and the time spent waiting for the possibility of a transplant often weigh heavily on the family. Despite the high demand for transplants, there are not enough donations for the number of patients in need of tissue or an organ. Without needed transplants, many people will die. In my own community, several people have needed transplants in order to live. In this kind of situation, the community is affected along with the family and patient; people experience first-hand the terrible feeling of waiting for an organ or tissue match. When these people were in need of a donation, the community became more involved with the transplant process, and many people who had previously not considered donation signed up to be organ or tissue donors. Many people felt that they had a duty to become donors; perhaps this idea of personal duty is correct. I think our society has a responsibility to take care of its members, and that responsibility extends to organ and tissue donation. In many ways, our bodies will be recycled by nature when we die, so we should donate our organs when we die because our body parts will eventually all end up returning to the earth in the long run. In my experience, the more information people receive about organ or tissue donation, the more likely they are to become donors when they die or during their lifetime. Therefore, the more transplant information provided to members of our society, the greater number of people who will decide to donate. We need more organizations like the Organ Transplant Awareness Program to help spread knowledge about transplants and donation.Though donation may seem like some small thing, the decision can save a person’s life. Teenagers and children who need a
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