Californians will soon be able to turn their remains into soil with human composting | CNN
Composting now legal in CA, but will not go into effect for a few years
Composting now legal in CA, but will not go into effect for a few years
I've been keeping up with the changes in US law and hoping the idea takes on in other countries. Maybe if I can live long enough until it's possible to do human composting in the UK it will happen.I would prefer to be composted, too. It hasn't been legal in California, but a friend recently told me it is now and that it's affordable. Last time I looked, it would have to be in Oregon and cost about $10,000! So I'll be looking into that to see what the situation is in California now.
Or maybe whole forests.In the future we may have trees named after us ...
I think the age depends on the organ and the hospital it is done in. When my husband was waiting for his liver transplant his best friend offered to donate part of his. He was refused due to his age. He was barely out of his 50s.There is no age limit on becoming a living organ donor. I met someone who donated a kidney. Apparently it saved someone's life.
~ In the future we may have trees named after us ...
~ I agreeAnd if any of my family members died and donated organs, I would feel touched knowing a part of them is still with us in this world.
I think it also depends on being a living donor. Bone marrow is also done with a living donor as would taking a kidney. As people get older their ability to recover without complications lessens. That Marine major did get a donation, not from anyone at work but he did get a donation. Unfortunately he didn't survive the procedure. A transplant was his only shot at extending his life and improving the quality of his life so it was worth trying.I think the age depends on the organ and the hospital it is done in. When my husband was waiting for his liver transplant his best friend offered to donate part of his. He was refused due to his age. He was barely out of his 50s.
Everyone has to make their own mind up about donation, but I ask you to consider how you would feel if your loved one or you needed an organ? I have been there, sitting in ICU waiting to see if my husband was going to die.
Unlikely in the US. They screen recipients pretty hard.what if my organs ended up in the body of a dictator?
My co-worker's dad had a liver transplant. He died last year (not sure if related to the anti-rejection drugs) but the transplant bought him a good 5 extra years with his grandkids. It's not perfect but it's better than nothing.I really have difficulty dealing with this..Fair enough skin for burn victims and other stuff for accidents but things like lung transplants and others,..living life on anti rejection drugs..fear that simple flu can kill you..god knows how many transplant people died from covid.with low imunity so they dont reject transplants....Doctors playing God..i just dont know...
Even if you die in the hospital there are no guarantees. My dad said no one even asked him about organ donation for my mom. Her heart and lungs probably weren't good, but it would have been nice if we could have given something.Organ/tissue donation after death requires life-support in hospital. Not many die in this circumstance.
So much of medicine is about both extending and improving quality of life. With transplants even with the anti-rejection drugs and weakened immune system there is an improvement in quality of life. Advances in medicine come very fast now. Buying a little more time could keep someone alive until the next breakthrough.I really have difficulty dealing with this..Fair enough skin for burn victims and other stuff for accidents but things like lung transplants and others,..living life on anti rejection drugs..fear that simple flu can kill you..god knows how many transplant people died from covid.with low imunity so they dont reject transplants....Doctors playing God..i just dont know...