Organ Donation

A continuing problem exists in trying to close the gap between the supply and demand of procured organs in the United States. An increase in the amount of transplant operations performed has risen significantly over time. As a result, a new name is added to the national waiting list every 16 minutes (Duan, Gibbons, & Meltzer, 2000). It is estimated that about 100,000 individuals are on the national transplant waiting list at all times (Munson, 2012). Something needs to be done before these numbers get completely out of control. Despite the introduction of Gift of Life and many other educational efforts, the United

Since that time donation has been the only way to increase the current supply of transplantable organs. Some people are uncomfortable with the idea of organ donation due to misconceptions and lack of knowledge. In fact, organ transplant recipient Dr. Phil H. Berry, Jr. points out that there would be less deaths of people waiting for transplants, “if Americans would overcome their reluctance to become organ donors” (29). Organ donation whether it is upon your death or giving a part of a liver or one kidney while you are alive is a charitable gesture towards your fellow man and could give meaning to the end of your life. The mere act of donating could bring more peace to your loved ones at the time of your death and as a result, you could give

To inspire my audience to become an organ donor and to register in their state as a donor.

Please try and consider the following situation. You’re sitting in an emergency room, waiting for your dad to awake after falling into liver failure, costing him to need a new liver. Not knowing if it’s possible, crossing your fingers. You wish you could help, but you can’t. Someone else can. An organ donor. According to organdonor.gov, about 116,000 U.S. citizens are waiting on the organ transplant list as of August 2017. To put that number into perspective, that’s more than double the amount of people that can fit into Yankee Stadium. And to make matters worse, 20 people each day die waiting for a transplant.(organdonor.gov) Organ donation can offer patients a second chance at life and provides

Specific Purpose: After listening to my speech my audience will consider donating their organs and tissues after death and to act upon their decision to donate.

The Iowa Donor Network (IDN) is near and dear to my heart because when my brother died at fourteen his organs were donated and have helped so many people. One lady named Robin who was a critical diabetic got my brother’s kidney and pancreas. An adoption agency would not let Robin adopt any babies because of her condition. However, there were two babies that were highly addicted to crack cocaine that had been sexually and physically abused. Nobody wanted them, but Robin did. After Robin received my brother’s transplant she was able to give these children a life that no one else would give them. This has taught me how important being an organ donor can be. Not only am I an organ donor on my license, but through advertising with the IDN, I am

Specific purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to act upon their decision to donate.

How do you feel when you have to wait for something that you really, really want? What if it was something you couldn’t live without? Imagine you are lying in a hospital bed and you have no choice but to impatiently wait for that one organ you and your body are depending on to survive. Many people face this struggle every day. These people are waiting on a list for their perfect match… the perfect person to be their organ donor. An organ donor is a person who has an organ, or several organs, removed in ordered to be transplanted into another person.

Hi, my name is Casey, and I will tell you of the Extreme importance of becoming an Organ Donor.

For organ donation after death, a medical assessment will be done to determine what organs can be donated.

Tie To Audience: This may not seem like a direct problem for any of you at this moment, but no one can predict when or if a family member or someone one you love, might need an organ transplant. So in that event, wouldn’t you want people like yourself on the donor list?

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, every ten minutes a name is added to the National Transplant waiting list. As of December 1, 2015, there are 122,477 people that need a lifesaving operation and are on the transplant waiting list. While on the waiting list, there is an average of 22 people that die every day. So far, only 23,134 transplants have been done in 2015. (U.S. Depart.of Health and Human Services) This incredibly low number of transplants is why more people should become organ donors. Choosing to become an organ donor provides the opportunity to save up to eight lives and improve the quality of life for many others with tissue donation. An organ donor can also provide comfort to the grieving family: the loss of the loved one will be helping others to live. Becoming an organ donor is much easier than many think. The decision can literally be done in just minutes.

Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to act upon their decision to donate.

Although many people think that if you are an organ donor doctors won’t try as hard to save your life, but that is not the case at all. According to an article from World of Health “A wish to donate organs for transplant will not reduce efforts to save a patient’s life. Organs will not be removed until all life-saving efforts have

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