Organ Donation

When he was healthy, Johnny told me he wanted to donate his organs. When I called the morgue on Monday, 1 1/2 days after his death, his autopsy was completed and he was already on a plane to NY. No one on the scene, not the fire department, county sheriff, local sheriff or the transport company asked me or his family about his organ donation wishes. The hospital where the autopsy was performed did not either. They were supplied with many family members' phone numbers. When I complained to the Medical Examiner's office about this, the office told me that when people die at home organ donation wishes "slip through the cracks." No one bothers to ask. I think that is an unacceptable excuse.

Therefore, I would like to urge people who wish to donate their organs to become more informed than I was. Here is one link to follow: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/organ-donation/FL00077