Kieran Lamb
To me, if a young person dies in an intensive care unit and their organs are not donated, that's a waste.
I remember the tragic case of a young man, aged about 20, who was in a road traffic accident. Not one good thing came of it. He was dead. The family were devastated and, in their grief, didn't want to entertain the prospect of organ donation. Yet when relatives do say yes, they can gain solace because there's something tangible left behind that's a marker for someone's life. A liver or kidney transplant patient will always think about their donor.
Ethics Transplantation Services Health News UHN Observer
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