I was reminded by Ally over at her blog everyday miracles that it's Donate Life week – an initiative by the Australian Government to promote awareness of and (hopefully) increase the number of people willing to donate their organs. Organ donation in Australia is low. In fact, Australia has one of the lowest donation rates in the developed world.
I have always rationally believed in organ donation … although I admit to finding the subject a little disturbing at first. I found that if I turned it around… if I thought about how I would feel if someone had donated to me and given me what amounts to a most precious gift … then signing up for my card would be a lot less disturbing. So that's what I did. I figured if I'm not around to require it any more then someone else would be free to use it. I signed up, I had my discussion with my family who thankfully agree with donation and are (for the most part) organ donors too.
Some facts about organ donation in Australia (from the donate life website)
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