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School Assemblies have changed dramatically over ther past 17 years. This information may seem like plain common sense, but with all of our busy schedules it's easy to forget a few key details. Outlined here is information gleaned from my 17 years of conducting School Assemblies, plus valuable feedback I've gotten from personally speaking with thousands of Principals, PTA Reps, Teachers and Parents. My hope is that this information helps you plan a successful DINOSAURS ROCK® assembly and assists you with your entire assembly schedule this year.
Neil Brown, DINOSAURS ROCK®
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School Assemblies serve as a welcome break for students from their school routine, providing education and entertainment. Planning an excellent assembly does takes time. There are committees involved, budgets to approve, dates to coordinate, and other logistics that have to be worked out well in advance. The key to planning a great assembly is good, clear communication with the key players involved, plus being detail oriented and taking the time to dot the i's and cross the t's. The good news is that some of these procedures can be made much more efficient using these "insider" tips.
3 "Insider" School Assembly Tips Every PTA Needs To Know?
1. Know The Testing Schedule: When it comes to planning your Assembly schedule, you'll need to work around the testing calendar. The most stressful time in the cycle of a school year is when testing occurs. And, it's not just the state-wide standardized testing in the spring that you need to consider, there are smaller tests such as directed reading inventories and end of unit testing. When planning an assembly, speak to the administration and know the testing schedule in advance. You'll need to work around these key dates to plan your special event.
2. Know Your Space: Not every school has a gym or large multi-purpose room to hold assemblies. Therefore, you will want to speak to the administration about alternative spaces to hold the assembly. This will help determine how many students can legally be in that space to adhere to the fire code. By making sure you have this information you can narrow down what grades can participate and whether you want to hold more that one assembly session. Plus, you can avoid overcrowding so that the students are not only comfortable, but safe.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Check for conflicting events, such as a Scholastic Book Fair that might need the same space. We've arrived numerous times ready to set-up our expansive exhibits, only to be told that the room was reserved for the Book Fair. Avoid last minute panic!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Check for conflicting events, such as a Scholastic Book Fair that might need the same space. We've arrived numerous times ready to set-up our expansive exhibits, only to be told that the room was reserved for the Book Fair. Avoid last minute panic!
3. Know Your Budget: As an assembly planner or cultural arts rep, you already know YOUR budget and what you can allocate towards multiple programs during the school year. Don't forget to consult with your school administration; many times they have other sources of funds to subsidize special enrichment programming. This will let you know whether the school can assist you with stretching your budget or if you need to do some additional fundraising to maximize what you can present to students.
If you think that one of our School Assemblies from DINOSAURS ROCK® is right for you, ask us about our MUSEUM SHOP option where your students can purchase educational products related to our themes, such as fossil and mineral collections and science kits at deeply discounted prices. With this option, you'll receive a significant discount on the price of a DINOSAURS ROCK® School Assembly.
5 School Assembly Tips An Experienced PTA Can Use Immediately?
1. Plan The Year Before: So much happens in any given school year. From meetings and professional development to standardized tests, the school year is chock-full of built-in commitments. Plus schools typically have procedures to follow for special event planning, including setting the budget for the next year towards the end of the current school year. It's always helpful to try to start at the end of each school year to plan out the assembly schedule to ensure you get your desired date and time.
2. Know The Curriculum: Not All School Assemblies have to be directly related to what is being taught in school. However, It will be easier to get approval from the administration if it is. Giant Basketball Players dunking baskets or watching amazing tricks on bicycles may be very entertaining, but may be best for a Family Fun Nite. Most schools that bring us in on an annual basis for a specific grade make sure the timing aligns with either the beginning or end of the related unit. Many schools study Dinosaurs in Pre-K, K, 1st or 2nd grade and bring in DINOSAURS ROCK® to enhance the in-class content, or for 4th or 5th graders studying Geology, bring in GEMS ROCK® as a way to wrap up the unit. Teachers often tell us that it had made it easier to teach the kids "Geology" or "Earth Science"after they have seen and experienced one of our School Assemblies. Please note that we offer teachers to contact us directly at 845-368-3466 if there are specific topics (e.g.Plate Tectonics) that they'd like us to include or focus on. Making sure that the assembly is in sync with what is being learned in the classroom ensures makes it that much more meaningful. It's a great way to bring in the right assembly for the right age group.
3. Plan B: Snow days, emergencies, illness or other unforeseen circumstances may occur during the course of the school year. That means even the best made plans might need to be adjusted. So, it's always a good idea to map out Plan B Having a few back-up dates in mind is always helpful in case rescheduling is necessary. Also, if you may not be able to personally be on hand at the school on the date of the event, sharing details about the program with another PTA rep or a school staff member who can assist will ensure that everything goes smoothly.
4. Proper Equipment: Not all schools are created equal. Some are new and have the latest sound systems and some are not quite state-of-the-art. We've encountered all sorts of situations. For instance, we've encountered outlets beyond the reach of our power cables, light bulbs that need changing, curtains that can't be closed because they were damaged, stages full of materials that can't be moved, sound systems and projectors that don't work, etc etc. It's always good to check the facilities at your school to streamline the assembly set-up process. To help make things run smoothly, DINOSAURS ROCK® takes on the responsibility of bringing our own sound system and projector if required for any one of our School Assemblies.
5. Is Your School Band Or Chorus Practicing On Stage When Set-Up Is Required? Checking on the availability of the space to avoid conflicts is critical. We've had to delay the start time of programs because the Music and/or Band Teacher was never informed of our arrival. This can happen to any company you choose for your School Assembly. These Teachers work very hard and come in extra early to get their Band and/or Chorus ready for an upcoming performance, so determining the best time for set-up, to avoid conflicts is super helpful.
KEY TIP - Have Basketball Hoops raised as they are a big distraction during a School assembly.
The Most Common School Assembly Problems PTA's Face
1. Lunch Schedule: Lunch is obviously a necessary part of the day and it is usually set in the schedule in a certain way for good reason. Many schools use the same room for both Lunch and Assemblies. Many schools stagger lunch throughout the day because of the large number of students at the school. Bottom line - check the lunch schedule and work around it to set the right schedule for the Assembly. This is especially critical if your school is overcrowded or the only space for the assembly is the cafeteria. You may want to discuss options with administration. Every so often, schools will have students have lunch in their classroom or outdoors to accommodate an Assembly.
2. Entry Into School & Bus Timing: Get to know the closest and easiest entry into your school, preferably an entrance with NO STEPS (or a minimal number) which is close to the room we are conducting the program in, as we bring in numerous Museum specimens, many of which are very heavy. Many times, there are alternate ground level entries that you may not initially be aware of, so please take the time learn about the options in your school. Remember, if we (or any other provider) have to enter through the front door, it's important to know the bus arrival schedule, so we can avoid getting in the way.
3. Staff Support: Teachers are busy and so are administrators. When approached about extra events like an assembly, teachers sometimes view it as "time-off" or look at it as an opportunity to catch up on things they might have to do in the classroom. It's always a more successful event when Administration sets the stage for teachers to be attentive and "on duty" during Assemblies. Remember, this is simply "guide" with suggestions; each school needs to decide what's best. At the beginning of this "guide" I shared about the dramatically changes in schools over the past 17 years. Assembly providers are always appreciative when school Administration has policies for participatory Teacher demeanor during Assembly programs. The students always get more out of these programs, when Teachers are enthusiastic and fully "present." Our expectation is that Teachers are there to assist in the success of the program, not be checking their e-mails on cell phones during an event. We were so impressed with Camp Director this past summer who gathered his staff together before our event and seriously spoke to them about a "no cell phone" policy and his expectations about their attentiveness to campers during special events. Granted, Summer Camp Counselors are generally younger than Teachers however…
An Assembly Is A Great Time To Teach
Appropriate, Respectful Behavior!
Teachers and PTA parents are key role models. If students see and hear adults or their own teachers talking, using their cell phones, coming in and out of the room, and generally not paying full attention, it will be signal to them that doing the same will be ok.
Six (6) Questions Every PTA Should Ask When Hosting A School Assembly?
1. What are the Fees & When Do We Pay? Some assemblies are more costly than others, so an overall budget for the calendar year events must be allocated, based on total funds available. In order to allow enough time to make proper arrangements, the first thing you should do is clarify the budget and payment schedule with the PTA Treasurer or the school secretary. Usually a deposit is required and the balance is due the day of the Assembly. Others require full payment upfront before arriving to your school. Again. a way to reduce the cost of your School Assembly if you are selecting any of the 3 DINOSAURS ROCK® programs (DINOSAURS ROCK, GEMS ROCK, OCEANS ROCK) is to ask us about setting up our Museum Shop - with unusual items at discounted prices, it's often a welcome addition and an assembly budget-saver.
2. Can We See An Example Of Your Assembly? Teachers are taught to preview material before showing it to students so that they can plan the activity properly and anticipate any inappropriate parts. An assembly is no different; you want to see the product before making it official. If this requirement cannot be met with a list of what is done, a video, or an invitation to see a performance, then buyer beware. The vast majority of the time, our assemblies are booked based on our 17 years of experience, testimonials and visuals on our web site and referrals from other schools and parents. However, DINOSAURS ROCK® always invites anyone to view our performances. If you would like to view a preview of our DINOSAURS ROCK® program, click on this link: http://dinosaursrock.com/dinosaursrockchoolassembly.html
3. How Much Time Do You Need? What Other Considerations Should We Know About? Timing is everything. Knowing how much time you need will help you accurately plan the assembly during the school day and allow you to know how much time you need to allocate for the company including set-up and break-down time, performance time without cutting things short. As an example, we were hired to do an OCEANS ROCK® School Assembly which is about 1-hr in length. The PTA had never notified the Principal and we were informed, last minute, that we only had the students for 45-minutes. We can modify and accommodate a school's schedule, but for best planning, it's always good to know in advance of any time constraints. Simple planning and communication works every time.
Other considerations include whether a stage or tables are needed and if so, the number of tables required. It is always helpful for tables to be set up or at least opened to expedite the set-up process. Every so often there are unavoidable circumstances, like traffic and weather, that slow things down. The more prepared we all are, the better your assembly will turn out. Also consider asking if a company requires fewer tables if a stage is available.
Other considerations include whether a stage or tables are needed and if so, the number of tables required. It is always helpful for tables to be set up or at least opened to expedite the set-up process. Every so often there are unavoidable circumstances, like traffic and weather, that slow things down. The more prepared we all are, the better your assembly will turn out. Also consider asking if a company requires fewer tables if a stage is available.
4. Steps, Elevators, Parking - Know Your School's Limitations. If you decide to work with DINOSAURS ROCK®, we request that our vehicle to be as close to the presenting room as possible, as many pieces and our digs are heavy. Steps can add as much as 45 minutes on each side of set-up and break-down. Elevators can only hold a few specimens at a time and will slow things down significantly. Parking is rarely a problem as most schools have parking lots, but we sometimes visit schools that don't. In that instance, we request that a spot be reserved so we can unload and pack up at the end without any difficulty.
5. Can We Talk To Another School To Hear What They Have To Say About Your Assembly? YES! Better yet, we tried to make thing easy for you by filming Teachers and Principals who spoke about their experience with our programs. We love to share how much students and teachers alike love our School Assemblies. Please call us at 1-800-411-DINO (3466) and we are be happy to provide you with any number of names and contact numbers of other clients, or click on the BREAKING NEWS video to hear for yourself - click here to see video…
Bottom line - we recommend that you get Testimonials from any School Assembly company you are considering hiring.
Bottom line - we recommend that you get Testimonials from any School Assembly company you are considering hiring.
6. How Many Students Can Be Accommodated Comfortably For The Assembly? Space limitations are everything. If you have a large gym available, any of our DINOSAURS ROCK® School Assemblies can accommodate up large numbers of students at a time. You may prefer a grade specific. assembly that focuses very specifically own curriculum being covered in the classroom. Every school is different, but 3rd or 4th grades typically do a Rocks & Mineral Unit, Pre-School thru 6th cover a wider grade range and do Oceans and/or Dinosaur units. We tailor our presentations to our audience, providing more in-depth information the older the grade (note that we cover PreK all the way through 9th grade). If necessary, and space is limited, your School Assembly can be set-up in your classroom for smaller numbers of students.
3 Mistakes Every PTA Seems To Make When Hosting A School Assembly & How To Fix Them Fast?
Mistakes happen. It's the nature of planning any endeavor. When dealing with a large organization, such as a school, there are a lot of moving parts. It is natural that something may get overlooked. Mistakes can be fixed when everything else is well-planned. However, there are key mistakes that can be avoided.
1. The BIGGEST MISTAKE that can most easily be avoided is not reminding school staff about your School Assembly the day before the event. Even if the Assembly was booked months prior and is in the School Calendar, people are busy and need to be reminded. The Custodial Staff in particular, are key people to communicate with. These people are extremely busy in the morning, getting the school prepared for the day, and do not react well to any surprises about an assembly program they were not made aware of or reminded of. This can slow down the set-up process and put a wrinkle in the event schedule. So, we've put together a short reminder video (see below) that we try to send to the event coordinator about 1 week prior to the event.
2. Actually this one is not a PTA mistake. but more a Teacher/Student issue. How do we handle students that misbehave? Every so often we encounter a student that has a hard time attending, listening or sitting still. During the course of the school year, we understand that teachers get tired of dealing with this behavior. Have a clear understanding with the administration on how this will be dealt with at assemblies if extremely helpful. Will those students be seated close to the teacher? Will they be seated towards the back? If they misbehave, will they be escorted out? Are they given 1 warning Will they not attend the show? As highlighted before, School Assemblies are a great time to teach about appropriate behavior in a public place. It's important that behavior expectations and consequences are outlined to maximize the impact of the Assembly.
3. Not Having a Rep Present At The School Assembly. It is understood that the people who booked the event have work or other commitments and may not be able to actually attend the School Assembly. Seeing for yourself vs hearing from others is always ideal and we do encourage you to stay for a portion or at least one of our presentations to get a real "feel" about how impactful DINOSAURS ROCK® School Assemblies are. However, if you are not able to be there in person, assigning an alternate rep to be there, or making sure the Administration is involved the day of the event is always beneficial.
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Do the Mets move Pagan -- who's hitting .291 with 25 RBIs -- into a part-time role, in which he'd platoon with Francoeur in right and back up Beltran?
If Francoeur continues to wield a hot bat, it would be hard to justify taking him out of the lineup on a regular basis. And Pagan, who's had four go-ahead RBIs and nine RBIs with two outs this year, has been an extremely important piece for the Mets.
But, Manuel says, the Beltran problem is one that he'll welcome with open arms -- and rightfully so. It beats trying to figure out how to banish Oliver Perez from the clubhouse.
"I think that's a tremendous problem to have," Manuel said after the Mets completed their fourth sweep of the season. "I think it gives us an opportunity to keep people fresh as well as keep him fresh."
The Beltran Watch has barely started, so there's plenty of time to decide how to fit him in if and when he returns to Citi Field A team official said there is no plan in place for Beltran to play in a minor league game, at which point the Mets would have 20 days to decide how they'd like to put him on the roster.
"Right now, I'm trying to cover his spot," Pagan said when asked about Beltran's return. "Whatever happens after that, I'm just going to have to adjust.
"We're looking forward to having him back because he's a big piece of this team. Hopefully I've done a good job out there to cover him up."
Beltran was also the furthest thing from Francoeur's mind.
"I don't think about that at all, man, that's going to happen when it's going to happen," Francoeur said. "We have no clue when he's coming back ... We're going to be excited when we get him back. But at the same time, with what we have here, we just have to keep plugging away and keep going."
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To suggest people shouldn't be allowed donor organs unless they're registered organ donors themselves?(233 Posts)
I had a conversation with my mum the other night, which has led on to me posting this thread.
She thinks that it might be possible to feel pain after death. She doesn't know what happens to our bodies, but she doesn't believe it's the end of us. For this reason, she wants cremated instead of buried, as she wouldn't want to be slowly eaten by worms for years after dying. Lovely.
Because of the pain after death thing, she doesn't want to be an organ donor. I asked "would you be happy to accept an organ if you needed one tomorrow?" and she said yes.
It just got me thinking how unfair this system is. People like my mum can get organs, but aren't willing to donate their own.
AIBU to think that if you are willing to accept an organ, you should be a registered organ donor yourself?
They've got a priority system in Israel, apparently.
Medical need is the first consideration, then after that it's whether or not you have been opted in for a certain period.
Seems fair enough to me.
Funily enough, they issued a fuck of a lot of new donor cards when they brought the system in, and transplant stats are up massively since.
MrsBethel - good idea that one. Prevents waste and rewards those who give and take.
If it weren't for the fact that it is tantamount to emotional blackmail, I'd like to place at higher priority children that had been registered since birth (or within, say, one year of the announcement of a priority system), than children whose parents had opted them out...
To everyone who thinks/knows they have organs that would be rejected on medical grounds - you could still opt in. The powers that be would do their homework and just blacklist you, effectively, if it was necessary.
MrsBethel - yes, that's rather silly.
Just read this comment. Jesus, how fucking childish.
Petty bullshit > Someone else's life or death?
An opt out, presumed consent, priority system would put paid to such nonsense. Some people are happy to put bullshit above the ilfe of another, but probably not their own life, I reckon.
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I am on the donor register. But if the system changed to "opt out" rather than "opt in" I would opt out on principle, as it should be a "donation", not an obligation.
The problem when it comes down to it is unless you have been so ill that you need an organ you can never really know what you would do. When you are well and healthy you can take whatever stance you like and be quite anti organ donation but your feelings may change should you need one. You are not rational at that stage so even though you may have spent years informing your close family that you don't believe in it etc you may not be able to uphold that stance once ill. This is why I think opt out would be a good system as just by a law of averages more people would an to live than die if they had the choice. If you would rather die than receive an organ because you don't believe in it then you can opt out. Morals and ethics really do go out the window though when you face death this is something you may find hard to believe if you have never been desperate
Wow, truly humbling stories
I also wanted to add that if you do believe in a God, a one true entity who created all things, then surely He made this possible.
What I meant by my statement about agreeing with organ donation or not is that you either agree to both donate and receive or do neither. There si no room for a grey area in that in my eyes.
There is of course room for debate regarding whether or not you agree with organ donation as a whole but I don't think it's a conditional thing. In my opinion you can't agree with receiving but not agree with donating.
As many people have said all the way through the thread this has nothing to do with those who can't donate, just those that won't. (Not sure how many times that needs to be said)
I can completely understand that it can be a difficult decision, it's a horrible thought and of course it's understandable to be upset at the idea but for me logic always prevails.
But that is exactly why I believe in presumed consent and that an adult's wishes should be respected on death not that of their next of kin. The death of a loved one is imo not the right time to expect people to have to make this decision. It should be done while alive and of sound mind in the same way as you make a will.
As for my opinions on life after death and souls and such like, I honestly don't know. I find it very hard to believe in an after-life but I find it equally hard to believe that this is all there is.
What I do firmly believe however is that the body is merely a vessle, that you soul/essesnce/yourself is a completely separate thing.
My grandfather had a devastating stroke, as serious as you can survive. When I arrived at the A&E department I took one look at him and knew. He wasn't there any more, it was the eeriest thing I've ever experienced. He looked like my Grandad, but whatever it was that made him him had gone. And it wasn't because he couldn't speak or because he had no idea who we all were, it was much more basic than that. His body was very much alive, as healthy as it had been half an hour before, but it was like a light-switch had been flicked. His body lived for another 7 years but my grandad died the second that stroke hit.
It's impossible to describe and impossible to understand unless you've experienced it but it's just how it was.
Jeee your post made me emotional, your sister sounds like she was an amazing person. I had a double transplant 5 years ago without which I would be surprised if I was still here today (or would certainly be blind, on dialysis, an amputee). To tell you the truth, the subject of organ donation had never really entered my head at the time when I was told that I needed a transplant when I was in my mid 20's. I think it is something that people put to the back of their heads and don't like to think about. Like someone said earlier though, statistically you are much more likely to need to receive an organ than ever donate one. I also think that there needs to be a lot more education around the subject of donation so that people are able to make an informed decision either on their own behalf or that of a loved one who may have never expressed their wishes. My donor was an amazing 19 year old boy who suffered a head injury, his mum chose to donate his organs on his behalf. I wrote to his mum 6 months after my transplant to try and express my gratitude for making such a difficult decision that ultimately saved my life. She wrote back and told me that after receiving my letter she knows that she made the right decision and that it comforted her so much to know that she was able to let my mum see me grow into adulthood. I had a 'miracle' baby 2 years ago, my DS is one of fairly few babies in the world born to someone after my kind of transplant. My Ds's middle name is in memory of my donor. When inwrote to my donor's mum to tell her about the birth of my Ds she told me that when she made her decision she had never thought that it may even enable the creation of new life. Not one day goes by when I don't think about my donor and his family, sometimes I worry so much that my DS will be taken away from me when he is young too as I've already had too much luck in my life by being given the gift of health from my donor. I push these thoughts out of my head though and I try to live every day to the max and I am seriously grateful for everything in life. I don't look too far into the future and I take and enjoy every day as it comes. Sorry I have gone on, I just want to give another point of view of a recipient - that organ donation can go on to having positive effects on so many people's lives.
All of my family are now organ donors and bone marrow donors. I have told my family that if any part of me can be used after my death (even if for medical science to help other people in the future) then please use it.
I can't believe they haven't switched it to an opt out system yet - it would save thousands of lives! Last time it was tried a bunch of doctors put together a report saying it would not help donor rates - what a bunch of cretins! A simple Venn diagram of people who a) want to donate, b) don't want to donate, c) don't care, demonstrates it would have to boost donation rates.
As for the OP, I don't quite agree. Suppose a person, let's call him George, is a touch selfish/deluded, and would rather his organs rotted in a hole in the ground after his death, rather than helped a number of people to live. Now, if an organ becomes available, and it can help George and no one else is a match - I'd still rather it was given to George than incinerated.
I'd go with an opt out system, and a priority system. Highest priority - kids, people who haven't opted out at any time in the last ten years. Lowest priority - people who have opted out.
Let's treat others how we expect to be treated ourselves.
Sorry OP, but YABU. What if you need an organ transplant because one of yours is knackered? Maybe you have an illness that means your organs aren't much cop. Who's going to want yours?
I can't donate blood, owing to health problems, but the same health problems mean that I am slightly more likely than the general population to need a blood transfusion (hasn't happened yet, thank goodness). It's not a huge leap to transer the same thinking to organ donation.
Have a heart, OP! (Pun intended.)
Btw DS will never be able to donate his organs, due to the nature of his condition, but he will need them. It's not through selfishness, but pure medicinal reasons
you wouldn't want DS's organs!. So it's not straight forward. Same for DH.
DH didn't agree with donating his organs. Then he got renal failure.
Both my DH and MIL have needed organs. My son will one day need lungs and maybe liver/kidneys too. So it's obviously an issue close to my heart.
But I think actually we should educate people more and stop being afraid of talking about organ donation, because people don't want to talk about death. Not just education about the process but about the lives of those it saves.
There are many ideas people about around organ donation that puts them off, when the actual process doesn't contain some of the scary features (like doctors not saving your life due to wanting your organs).
I would prefer an opt out system, but equally do think that an individual has the final say over what happens - this also includes the overriding consent by families.
I have met people with donated kidneys from dead or living donors who are having good lives now
An ex-boyfriend of my Mum actually donated one of his kidneys to his brother (as a living donor). The ex-boyfriend was aged 50 himself, so i think that's incredibly brave & selfless.
But it was his brother who he loved and wanted to help him survive; the ex-boyfriend has certain bad qualities towards my Mum before that; but his action in donating the kidney just shows that you never can know how people will behave.
YABU purely because i take lots of medications that are incompatible with donating my blood, organs or bone marrow - so do lots of people; including, of course, those with organ failure!
YANBU for trying to think of ways to increase the organ donor register even if that's not quite the right way.
I don't follow an 'organised religion' but i am a spiritual person & i believe that while we are alive we should do our best, as humans, to help other humans. This includes joining the organ donor register if possible.
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For those readers who are at best ambivalent about organ transplantation would it help to read stories from those of us who know someone who's benefited, or indeed have themselves had a transplant?
I mentioned my sister earlier up the thread, but if I could I'd like to write a little how much she did after her transplant.
She had her first liver transplant in October 1999. Complications led to another transplant a month later in November. She got out of hospital at ht end of December, but following a multiple shunt on the motorway in the new year she was left with spinal cord damage, meaning she was a wheelchair user.
Despite this she managed to return to work. We don't know if she was the only physiotherapist in the country in a wheelchair, but she was certainly unusual. A couple of years after this she got her dream job working as a paediatric physio in a special school. She saw her wheelchair as an asset here, as she felt that she put out a positive message to the children she worked with.
In the meanwhile she became involved with disabled sport and eventually won a place in the GB paralympic squad for Beijing. She also 'profiled' other disabled athletes.
Unfortunately she rejected her liver in the summer of 2008, and as she did not get another liver died that year.
But because of the kindness, the overwhelming generosity of two bereaved families, she was able to do all this. She watched me marry, she loved my four children. She was godmother to her friend's children.
This is what transplantation gives.
Ah now bubalou, bringing purple unicorns into it doesn't really help.
The way I look at it outraged is like this: if you aren't religious, the concept of body and soul and afterlife is so alien it isn't worth considering. You are a dead body, it doesn't matter if someone uses bits of you.
If you are religious/spiritual in any way, would God or any other power really "punish" you for doing something good to help someone else as your last act? If you are a believer in a God who would do such a thing, then he isn't really much of a loving God, is he?
So it's a win/win for donation, in my view.
I just don't get people who'd opt out on principle, even when they are currently registered - the people needing the organs haven't made that ruling have they? If you're willing in any guise just let them be cut out FFS!
I agree that in principle it's a reasonable idea but in practice it would be hard to police. I'd just rely on karma.
Organ donation is about the only thing that keeps me going. If, God forbid, any of my DCs died in a freak accident, the fact that potentially six or seven other children would be given life or eyesight would be a wonderful comfort to me. I've seen a post mortem and your organs are just sewn into your cavity in a plastic bag; there's no comfort in my opinion keeping them with the body. That's just because I've met quite a lot of people that feel it's a violation of your body to have your organs removed. If anything, they'd treat you with more delicacy!
What if the soul stays til the blood is still pumping?
What if God is actually a purple unicorn who eats the souls of those who ever swore, lied or sent round spam emails?
What if? You'll never know and if there is something to know it will be too late.
I would happily give my organs if I died. I would be extremely grateful of the person that had donated their organ if myself or a family member ever needed one.
I don't understand the whole 'pain after death thing'. So sure about pain after death not to want to donate organs but happy to be cremated?
I honestly think it is selfish not to donate - that's my opinion.
Hmm, yes, I suppose the soul would just leave afterwards.
Thank you. Your post has made me think.
I suppose I think that I'd want my soul, or that of my loved ones to leave while surrounded by loved ones and not on an operating table. But does it really matter? People die in all sorts of situations after all, there must be worse ways to go?
Those are not actual questions by the way, just my musings!
Yes, the family will have hope. But after the last readings have been taken, the last medical decisions have been made and the diagnosis of "brain death" has been decided, the family will be informed, and still allowed to sit with the person, with the machines still moving blood around the body etc. They will be given time to get used to the idea, and then the suggestion of donation will be made.
If the person is to donate, the machines will just be kept going a bit longer than if they aren't.
Either way, if the soul leaves the body at the time of brain death it will be gone before the body "dies". If it doesn't leave the body until the blood stops pumping, it will leave when the blood stops pumping after the organs are removed.
So, logically, it makes no difference.
It is very, very different from someone being old and sick and dying naturally. You wouldn't find a dying person suddenly put on a machine purely to harvest organs. That doesn't happen. Though I think some body parts (not whole functioning organs) (skin, cornea, heart valves etc) can be taken after death, but that is completely different.
Thank you, I understand that explanation much better!
In situations like that though, until the doctors declare a death, the family are still going to have hope that their loved one will live, even when they are aware of the reality. And at times the hope that is felt during that time is not in vain, as people do recover (at least partially) after horrific RTAs. The person is being kept alive for their own reasons, not those of someone else.
While the soul, if it exists, may have left the body, what if it hasn't? What if it stays until blood isn't pumping any more?
It does, honestly.
If you get a young person who has been in a car accident and has come into hospital with a massive brain injury, they will be put on a machine to breathe and to pump blood around, and then put into a chemically induced coma while they do scans etc.
They then test for brain activity over a period of time. And then a number of doctors have to independently verify that there is no brain activity. Then they talk about donation. But often the person has been brain dead for some hours (but kept "alive" on a machine" before donation is even considered
A young friend of ds's was in a car accident, and it was three days before he was officially declared dead, even though everyone knew his injuries weren't compatible with life. His parents bravely made the decision to donate his organs, and he donated to 8 different recipients.
It's entirely up to you what choice you make but I stand by my opinion that if you disagree with donation you disagree with it full stop.
Then your opinion is wrong. As with any ethical debate, there are grey areas.
Also I certainly do not have to respect your opinion, I only have to respect your right to hold that opinion. Very different things.
Yes, they are different things. The latter is fine by me.
Thank you for the replies. I cross posted.
PinkFloyd, I'm not sure the specific information is there, I have read the NHS website, but there would always be questions because the circumstances of every death is different.
This is what adds to my discomfort.
As far as I know (and I'm sure someone medically qualified will come along), your body would remain on a machine which would breathe for you and pump blood around your body while decisions were made. You body might actually be kept in this state for a while, even if you weren't donating, as they want to be very sure that you are brain dead, so it might be 24 or 48 hours after loss of brain function before your body would "die" anyway.
It sounds odd to me that a body would be kept in a certain state for a while just to make sure that you are really brain dead. I'm not sure that it even does work like this. If they aren't 100% sure that the person was brain dead then I don't think they would be talking about whether organs were suitable for transplant or not. Would they?
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- Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding – I'm really looking forward to re-reading this for the "Read a book you've read before" task for the 2017 Read Harder Challenge. It's been about 4 years since I read the Ketty Jay series.
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- Are You An Echo? The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko by David Jacobson, Sally Ito, and Michiko Tsuboi – Poetry in translation about a theme other than love! This is one of the super specific tasks on the 2017 Read Harder Challenge, and I'm going to read kids books for it.
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With hundreds and millions of people who run from their work to homes, to pubs and to concerts every day, the city continuously feels their life and lives through them.
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