Organ Donation
Harry Wilson is one lucky man; even Harry's doctors cannot believe how lucky he is. You see, Harry, at age 54, was dying. He had to have both of his kidneys removed, they were failing and he had been on an organ donation list for the past two years without success. Harry's children were tested for compatibility but without success. Harry's own brothers and sisters were tested for compatibility but still no success. Now you may ask, how in the world could anyone consider Harry Wilson lucky? Well Harry Wilson got married about three years ago to Mary Smith. It was a second marriage for both and they obviously loved each other very much. But that was only a small part of Harry's luck. The doctors decided to test Mary for compatibility and it was a complete match. In fact, the doctors could not believe that two people, who were related by marriage only, could have such a perfect blood and tissue match. Consequently, the surgery was scheduled. Harry's two kidneys were removed and replaced by one of Mary's kidneys. Now they both have one kidney apiece and both are doing very well living together in Cadillac, Michigan. After the surgery, the doctors told Harry that he would never have received an organ donation in time.
B. Geography and organ allocation policy Thesis: If organ failing deaths are going to decrease more organ donations need to be made. Challenge. "Simulation model helps establish liver allocation policy." IIE Solutions May 1997. First Search. Online. November 14, 1998. Available: http://www.homer.prod.oclc.org:3050/simulation/ There are so many people who need donations but the bottom line is there just isn't enough donations. Now that doesn't mean patients need to give up hope, all it means some things need to be done to get more donations in circulation. One thing that definitely needs to take place is getting more families to talk about it. The National Coalition on Donation - whose members include the American Hospital Association and the American Heart Association - believes that getting families to talk about organ donation before tragedy stikes will increase donations (MacPherson). A problem that arises when one decides to donate his/her organs is they don't let anyone else in the family know, so when an accident occurs the family members decline the opportunity to donate because they were not aware of their deceased family members opinion. "The main element is the discussion, which will ensure that families know their kin wanted to donated his/her organs" (MacPherson).
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