Donate your Brain

[Halo Jones]

The idea of donating is sound but the fear that hospital staff will not do all they can for you to get at your bits is also very real

[EternalOptimist]

If they remove your brain before burial, I think it's guaranteed that won't ever happen. You will most definitely be dead.

Not sure if your tale is one of the urban legends that has grown up around an instinctive fear

The thought of getting my ead trepanned open by junior doctor whilst being unable to speak is a bit of a concern to me

[SizeZero]

Why not?

I read a very interesting account of one of the Luftwaffe bombing raids in WWII. One of the bombs hit a city church and the crater exposed a few dozen graves, splitting open the coffins. In half a dozen there was evidence that the person inside had been trying to escape, one poor female had worn her fingers down to stubs.
That has always put me off donating

If they remove your brain before burial, I think it's guaranteed that won't ever happen. You will most definitely be dead.

Not sure if your tale is one of the urban legends that has grown up around an instinctive fear

[rhubarb]

Why not?

I read a very interesting account of one of the Luftwaffe bombing raids in WWII. One of the bombs hit a city church and the crater exposed a few dozen graves, splitting open the coffins. In half a dozen there was evidence that the person inside had been trying to escape, one poor female had worn her fingers down to stubs.
That has always put me off donating

Shirely, donating your heart or something would ensure you don't wake up and wear your fingers down to stubs.

Rhubarb

[EternalOptimist]

For those of you who are already signed up to donate your organs, please also consider donating your brain to medical science.
http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/researc...rain_bank.aspx

For thos of you who are not yet signed up to donate organs after your death, why not?

Why not?

I read a very interesting account of one of the Luftwaffe bombing raids in WWII. One of the bombs hit a city church and the crater exposed a few dozen graves, splitting open the coffins. In half a dozen there was evidence that the person inside had been trying to escape, one poor female had worn her fingers down to stubs.
That has always put me off donating

[Andy2]

My brain is as brand new
Never been used

[Incognito]

For those of you who are already signed up to donate your organs, please also consider donating your brain to medical science.
http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/researc...rain_bank.aspx

For thos of you who are not yet signed up to donate organs after your death, why not?

Are we not automatically signed up now anyway with the person having to actually opt out? Or is that still getting bounced about Parliament.

[NickNick]

For those of you who are already signed up to donate your organs, please also consider donating your brain to medical science.
http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/researc...rain_bank.aspx

For thos of you who are not yet signed up to donate organs after your death, why not?