Is anybody here thinking about donating their ...

I want to know how to donate mine to magic..

My dad donated his remains to the Univ. of Wisc. medical dept. He discussed this with me first, as I would be the one to handle everything. He asked me would it be OK with me. I said yes.
When he passed away in the hospital, the hospital notifies the university and they pay all expenses of transport, etc.

They keep the remains for a year then cremate and mail the ashes back to the designated party for a memorial service, burial or in my case, to spread the ashes where he had wished.

He said it not only would spare the family the expense of a funeral, if he could somehow help one person become a doctor or scientist to benefit mankind, it would be more than worthwhile. I agree.

Such a very generous, unselfish and caring thing to do. Call your state’s university medical dept. and they will send forms for you to fill out, have notorized and send back. If you are thinking of doing this also, may God bless you.
daisy

I agree with Daisy, although yours is a wonderful idea. Maybe ask the people who issue the licenses about how to go about it ?

When I was in nursing school, one of the prereqs at our college for both nursing and medical students was Human Anatomy. I have always considered myself blessed – and bless the people who donated their bodies – that I was able to do complete this course using human cadavers.

What I learned from them was invaluable, and enhanced my career, my professional decisions, and – I would like to think – the lives of our patients to an invaluable extent.

Thank you and God Bless you for your decision, whichever way you go – there is a crying need for skin, bone and other parts of a human body also.;

I personally would not do this ~ can one say “cannibalism”? and, with the greedy, money hungry humans that permeate our society today? I would say that the spare parts of the donor body could go to the highest “bidders” only.
If you wish to perform this ‘act of generosity’ to the world? Call your local mortuary…they can best advise you, or direct you to whomever; they keep current on all things pertaining to death and final disposition of corpses.

I am doing this. Call the closest Medical College and ask for info. Keep in mind that the body must be transported within a certain time frame (not much more than 2 hrs. after death, so relatives living at a distance won’t be able to see you. The body may be used for Anatomy class or for one thing such as hand surgery. Your family must realize that they will not be given any info an any medical condition that you had or was found. You should have a Plan B because they can’t always use the donation. Your family has a legal right to refuse the donation so if you are sure, make sure they know your wishes. God Bless.

My mother donated her body under the wrong assumption that examining her remains would suddenly show someone something to save the world. For research. It was too.
The young medical students working in the cadaver lab got to cut and look and learn a lot about anatomy that you just can’t see in a text book.
When they were done they cremated the remains. They were very thoughtful and professional.
It’s a fine thing to do but don’t be misguided about your motives.
There are org’s on line or call the nearest medical school. Her’s was through the Living Bank but that was a couple of decades ago.

The lawyer who made your will and Power of Attorney should be able to advise you on this. It varies from state to state how to handle “time of death” directives. Here in California, in addition to filling out that little card to carry with your driver’s license, you have to also have an AHCD form which specifically states what can be harvested upon your death and what cannot be (if you don’t want certain things taken)–and you can even specify whether your body and parts can be used for research or only for transplanting. Your lawyer keeps a copy, your doctor gets a copy, you keep the original safely somewhere, and you have extra copies to give to any medics or anyone taking you to the hospital. You should also have your family/closest friends read it so they understand and accept these are your final wishes so there won’t be fighting about what to do with you. Both my parents have this document and we (their kids) all know where copies are hanging. I should do this myself though.

my aunt did. she contacted the local university (wright state, here in ohio) that has a medical/doctor program. she signed papers, they gave my cousin $1,000.00 when my aunt passed. they used her body as a cadaver in their classes and when done, they cremated her remains. call the universities in your area and ask if they have such a program. she wanted to try and help find out why she had the heart problems and also try to help others in the future. very noble in my opinion