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Ladies and gentlemen, today I am here to
share with you my views on organ donation, in
the hope that you will take them on board and
give someone the ultimate gift after you have
left this earth – the gift of life.
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Ladies and gentlemen, at this moment in the
US there are 79,000 U.S patients on the
transplant waiting list. Three thousand a
month are added to this total. Not a lot you
may say when the population is close to three
hundred million, but now add twenty to thirty
family and friends to each patient, and the
number increases vastly.
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Every day between 16 and 17 people die
whilst waiting for a transplant. Again you may
say not a lot – but in the average mans’
lifetime the death toll is 1,980,160 – almost
two million people. Ladies and gentlemen you
can help. By donating your vital organs after
you have passed away you can save lives.
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For the more sentimental of you, of the
79,000 patients waiting for a transplant, over
10 per cent of these are children under 18
years of age.
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So, how can you help? All you have to do is get
in touch with your local doctor and he will tell
you all you need to know. You fill out one
form, and receive a card; it really is that easy.
Then, once you have passed away in many
years to come, your organs will be removed
and will give somebody else the chance of life.
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After a transplant of a vital organ, the average
survival rate is over 80%. A massive increase
from the 20% that would live without the
surgery.
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Some people worry. Will they be left open
after the surgery as they are already dead, or
will they still be able to have an open casket
funeral? The answers to these are simple. You
will be treated with the up most respect in the
surgery and the same procedures apply to the
body as a living body. And yes, you will be able
to have an open casket funeral if you wish to.
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Ladies and gentlemen – the gift of life is the
most amazing gift anybody can give. How I see
things, and what made me become a donor, is
that after I am gone I will have no use for my
organs. So why should I deprive someone else
from using them
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Please consider what I have said today. Thank
you.