Bleary Eyes
I know, I know I haven't blogged in awhile. I've been so tired and stressed lately that I haven't had the concentration to sit down and organise my thoughts. For the record I was back at my desk on that Tuesday, though, obviously not blogging. Which Saemon was very good to subtly remind me of.
The weekend to Sandy Point was great. We relaxed, walked to and along the beach, visited Agnes Falls and played Table Tennis/Pool. And of course listened to music. (With Chris and Jason bringing their speakers and subwoofer there's no way we couldn't listen to music.) We didn't do as much as we normally do but it was still good to get away and relax. Got lots of interesting photos too ;)
Since then I've had a lot on. But I can't think of it now. Last weekend I saw Fantastic Four with my brother and some friends. I like it. It's a good light movie, a bit of fun. I did some scrappbooking of my NCYC photos (yes I know that was over 6 months ago but I had another scrapbook to finish first!)
I sang at church in the morning (really 'durge-like' songs but that was okay) and then went to cafe in the evening to hear about Organ Donation. It was really interesting. I registered my intent to donate my organs when I got my license but now (in Australia) we need to register our consent to donate - a slight difference. On top of that if you want to donate your organs you need to talk to your family because they have the final say and can override your decision if the time comes. You can also register that you don't want to donate. While I think it's a bit of a shame that people might not want to donate their organs, it's good to have the option to state that you don't want to.
We were talking about how there are a lot of myths about Organ donation. Such as; the idea that you might not get as much or as good quality care if you are a registered Organ donor. Which is not true. The staff in hospitals don't check if a patient is registered until after they are certifiably brain dead. And they are different staff who look after organ donation and transplants. Also only one in 100 000 people will donate their organs a year. That's something like one in the crowd at the MCG. That stat is due to the fact that very few people die in the 'right' way to be able to donate. You need to die in hospital, hooked up to a ventilator - less than 1% of all people who die in hospitals, die this way. The other reason is because we don't like to talk about death and when grieving family members are asked about the possibility they don't know how to answer.
As you can tell I learnt a lot and I'm (re-)registering to donate my organs when I don't need them anymore. Not a very pleasant topic of conversation but I believe it's important to think and talk about it - no matter what your decision.
What do you think?
posted by Kim @ 9:37 AM
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