Survey: Please answer.?

1 10

2 It saves lives

3 Yes

4 They are supportive. My fiance saved three lives after his death through Organ Donation

5 N/A

6 Opt out has to be the best way

7 Yes - even though I am a dual national I am in both the Oz and UK scheme

8 The death of my fiance brought about the reality. I had known since I was little

9 Yes

10 Naturally, if it was possible

11 Yes

12 Publish lots more stories like my fiance's

1. Rate your knowledge on organ donation: 1-10. 1 being nothing, 10 being everything. 9

2. What have you heard about organ donation? I received a transplant (kidney and pancreas). I am a trained volunteer to promote donation. I am aware of all the myths about donation and know how to answer questions about the myths. I am aware of statistics on donation in my country.

3. Have you had an organ donation discussion with your family? Yes.

4. If yes, what was their response? Since they've already seen my great results from transplant, no one has a problem with it.

5. If no, how would you bring it up? NA

6. Do you know about the opt in opt out system? Yes

7. In Australia, we have opt in, have you registered to donate? If no, why not? . I am in the US, but and yes, I have registered to donate. We are opt in.

8. How did you find out about organ donation? I have known about it since I was very young, probably from the news.

9. Do you want to be an organ donor? If not why? Yes, I want to be a donor.

10. If one of your organs failed, would you want a lifesaving organ transplant? I have already had them.

11. If one of your family members passed away would you donate their organs without knowing their wishes? Yes, but I know most of their wishes.

12. How can you make our community more aware about organ donation? I am available as a public speaker for it and I work at health fair events/other events to promote donation.

Just an fyi for others in the US. You no longer have to register at the DMV to become an organ donor and you do not have to get a license to be a donor. All states now have a legal organ donor registry. No more trips to the DMV (although you should still update your license to say that you are a donor). Also, we tell everyone to register as a donor no matter what their health is, even if they have a history of cancer. Medical professionals will determine if you have any organs or tissues that can be donated. Even cancer patients can usually donate corneas.

If you took your assignment seriously, you wouldn't be doing it here.

You would be doing it in person.

1. 8

2. That's a poorly written question, and too vague

3. Yes

4. I don't trust my family to uphold my wishes, so I have an advanced directive written.

5. NA

6. We don't have that - we register at the department of motor vehicles when we get a drivers license.

7. No, I am not a candidate to donate organs due to medical condition.

8. I don't recall.

9. Nope. I came onto the planet with mine, I'm leaving with them too.

10. Nope, don't want anyone else's either.

11. No.

12. I don't think that's possible. A person needs to make a decision to get a drivers license.