I'm a donor, for the same reasons most of you are.  I am not going to need the parts so I hope they can help someone else out.  Though I did become a donor before I started riding.  I also give blood every time I can when the come around to the office.

Weaslenose, don't know about the states but here they could not use any odds'n'ends for research, Organ donor means just that, donating a body part from your cadaver to a person that needs it. Usually heart, liver, kidney, cornea for grafting and skin etc. Some people leave their bodies for research, medical schools etc but I understand it is now getting difficult to find takers for such bequests. All cheery stuff huh ?

good. thats comforting. im going to check up on that for where i live.

my motto is take what you want, and burn the rest...  I don't want to rot in a box feeding worms

Been a blood donor for more than half my life.  Up to 85 pints.  Not an organ donor yet.  :lol:
Have the phone number of the Australian Organ Donor Register on my helmet (along with a sticker that says "Endangered Species") and have signed up myself and my sons- after explaining to them what it meant.  Kids organs are always in very short supply, and if the worst comes to it, I'd like to think their death would mean something to someone else.

Have ben a donor for @ 10 years. just hope I,m dead before they take any parts!  

I'm 100% with commuterguy on this, I'd like whatever's left to get the blazing longship treatment but I will probably get what a dear freind and colleague had, the local crematorium and ashes scattered from a ship.

I am a donor and I was well before I became a motorcycle rider...

Weaslenose,  On the donor paper that came with my taxes, it says that the parts I am donating can either go for medical/transplant purposes AND for educational and research reasons which leads me to believe that maybe they can do things you may not believe in.  We both live close to each other so I doubt it's different for you.  But check it out and let me know.

I've been a donor since i got my license.  My wife...i try to talk her into it with no avail.  She wants to leave the world the way she came in.  I'd wanna be burned as well.

This is cool, weird, and scary all at the same time... a new way to spend eternity... pressed into a gem!

http://www.lifegem.com/

"The LifeGem is a certified, high quality diamond created from the carbon of your loved one as a memorial to their unique and wonderful life."

oh, and yes, I'm a donor.  I figure I won't be needing any of that stuff where I'm going.  They can take what they want and zorch the rest of me into dust.

Ha   I like the link on that website..."Lifegem for pets"   I know people love their pets, I love my dog, but I just can't see wearing her on my finger.   It's very creative though...I wonder how much it would be to have a deceased loved one made into a gem.   Someone should call.

there is a price list on the website.

looks like its about 2,500 US dollars for a 1/4 ct diamond.  

about 14,000 for a full carat.

i looked at that...cool but wierd at the same time.  I think it said they'll put your name in it if you want.  thats just some freaky stuff.

I am not...
I always think I am immortal when I ride a bike. Otherwise, I cannot deal with CA drivers on the freeway.  



(That's why I survived once from the accident and will survive in the future!!)

~*Lil Brat*~

yes big donor

I've been a donor since I first got my license...  I figure, what the hell do I need my parts for?  If I'm dead, who give a crap... :lol:

If they can find something worthwhile, they can have it!  

In most states your next of kin will be consulted about your final wishes. In most cases that donor thing on your license is just a heads up if they find you dead or dying.

Make sure your wishes are made clear to your loved ones. Adult bodies will not be used for stem cell research if you are concerned by that sort of thing. Adult stem cells are available from lots of adults, after all.

In most states, donating your organs is different than donating your body to "science". The latter are used by students, the former might be harvested for transplant. Whole eyes are rarely taken, usually the lenses are the most sought after. So when you get to heaven you will be able to see but everything will be blurry

Quote from: cummuterguytake what you want, and burn the rest

...and scatter the ashes to the winds.