Today I am blogging for a good cause: organ donation.
Motorcycling and organ donation are two things that almost seem to go hand in hand. I was an organ donor way before I learned how to ride a motorcycle, however I feel that with taking up a seemingly selfish (and often dangerous) pastime I owe it to the community to give back if something were to happen to me.
So as a member of BlogCatalog, we bloggers are sometimes asked to raise awareness of certain social issues. This month it’s about organ donation and the issues surrounding it. I didn’t realize that it was such a controversial issue for some people until a lot feedback on the subject came pouring in.
For me, it only seems like a logical choice: if you die, you can save other people with your organs. You can save families from pain of losing a loved one and for the recipient, you’re giving them a second chance.
Where I live (Massachusetts) it’s very easy to become an organ donor, we are presented the option at the registry of motor vehicles when we get/renew our licenses.
So, if you want to become an organ donor, visit:
http://www.OrganDonor.gov
http://www.organdonor.gov/donor/index.htm
http://www.unos.org/
http://matchingdonors.com
July 18th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
I was an organ donor long before I rode a bike too. As a rider I ended up donating an organ (spleen) unwittingly due to an accident. Hopefully I’ll donate my other organs a long time from now.
Keep up the great blog, I look forward to it every day.
July 19th, 2007 at 8:27 am
Thanks for that post, you just reminded me to do the same.
July 24th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
I’ve never understood people’s hesitation at organ donation either. How selfish of us to deny someone else the opportunity to live because of our own fears and ignorance. Especially in the age of cremation. Thanks for posting for a good cause!
September 19th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
your way to beautiful gir. Stacy Fabian.