re: Organ Donation: Why don't more people do it?

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our only requests, as absurd as they may sound now, if that they kept his hands and his lips.

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I did get a small laugh out of this, as I believe was your intent. I apologize if it isn't intended to be funny at this time, I apologize. It almost certainly was not funny the first time it was said. Here's some info to the casual reader: The soft organs, again, are covered by a t-shirt, though the abdomen does droop a little without a liver), but the other stuff ( skin, bones, ligaments, tendons) are all done in a discreet manner (skin comes from the back/shoulder, bones come from what the funeral suit will cover, eyes are glued shut even in non-donors by funeral homes) to where it would be difficult to notice any form of disfiguration caused by the recovering technicians or doctors from any observer at the funeral home at the viewing in the casket. It's a hard message to convey, and that's not really an easy thing to advertise "hey, donate. No one will be able to see the major cuts, stitches, or skin we have made/taken"
Groups like LOPA do keep funeral arrangements (even what the person is going to be wearing) in mind when they are blessed to have the opportunity to do their jobs.