Central idea/thesis about organ donation: Organ donation is an important decision not only for the donor, but it is also a significant decision for the life one has the potential to save.INTRODUCTIONI . Almost everyone would like to be considered a hero. When someone is a hero, they are considered someone who is willingly able to risk their life to help and save someone else, whether they know or have never met. They want to be able to say “I saved a life”. By becoming an organ donor you will be able to say I am a hero because you will save a life. Organ donation is an altruistic act; this makes a huge difference in people's lives. Organ donation gives another person a second chance at life. Today there are an unfortunate number of patients waiting for organs; this number exceeds the number of people registered as organ donors. Patients waiting for organs wait months and sometimes years for a match. Many of these patients die before finding one. Organ donation is a topic that most people are not well informed about, as a result many people refuse to be organ donors. To better understand this topic I will inform you what organ donation is, how it works and how you can become an organ donor and which organs or tissues you can donate.TRANSITION: First I will explain to you what organ donation is and how it works. BODYII. What is organ donation and how does it worka) Organ donation occurs when healthy organs and tissues are transplanted from one person to another.b) Organs that can be donated include: kidneys, heart, liver, pancreas, intestine , lungs, skin, bones, bone marrow and cornea (medlineplus.com).c) Organ donations are intended for patients with kidney failure, heart disease, lung disease and liver cirrhosis. For patients...... middle of paper ......based on medical criteria, and not on age.e) I won't really be dead when they sign the death certificate: when people are organ donors more tests done to determine if the patient is truly dead compared to those who are not organ donors.TRANSITION: Finally, I will discuss how to become an organ donor.IV. How to Become an Organ Donor) You can register by going to organdonor.gov and registering online depending on where you live. Here you will be asked which organs you wish to donate.b) Renew your driving license, so that the organ donor is listed on it.c) Sign a donor card and carry it with you until you can have it on your driver's license .d) Talk to your family about your decision. (organdonor.gov)TRANSITION: We discussed what organ donation is, how it works, what it is against, and how to become an organ donor.