QotD: Organ Donation

Are you a registered organ donor?  Why or why not? 
Submitted by jacolily.

I've never answered the Question of the Day that is sponsored by Vox because my blog is specific to animal rescue, but this is something else that I feel is important.  I am planning to donate my organs, my family members know this and it is on my driver's license.  I used to work in a blood bank, so I'm very aware of the need.  In addition to collecting and testing blood, we did testing for cornea donors.  Then in 2000 I was a cornea transplant recipient.  I have dry eye syndrome which set me up for repeated cornea infections and I couldn't see through the scar tissue.  Unfortunately the vision didn't last long and my body had trouble with the new cornea and the doctors recommend another transplant.  It's my choice as to have it done or not and for now I'm putting it off.  It wasn't that bad of a procedure, it's just that I don't really want to handle all of the follow up appointments that it takes, especially now that the route to the specialist will be a traffic nightmare for the next couple of years.  So register to be an organ donor and who knows, you could become part of the krazy cat lady!