Introduction: How do you feel when you have to wait for something you really, really want? What if it’s something you can’t live without? By this time tomorrow, 18 people who are currently alive will be dead. Not because they were in a car accident, not because they were shot, not because their time was near, not even because they were not in the hospital, but simply because They were unable to receive a transplant in time that would have saved their lives. , eighteen people will die because the organ transplant they need will not be possible. Today I will explain the need for organ donors, how to become an organ donor, and finally, how our decisions can and do affect society. There is a need for organ donors. Making enough people die is not the problem, there are enough potential donors who die but deny someone the right to use their organs. This is not a small problem, but a huge problem. Currently, 120,887 Americans are waiting for a life-saving transplant. In the United States, on average, 17 men, women and children of all races and ethnicities die each time due to lack of donated organs. One of the 120,887 people on the organ transplant waiting list could be someone you know. A new name is added to the national waiting list every 16 minutes. This means that approximately four people will be added to the list during the duration of our class today. A poem written by Robert Test titled “To Remember Me” shows the importance of organ donation. “Restores sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, the face of a baby or the love in the eyes of a woman. Give my heart to a person who has caused nothing but days of endless pain... Take my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and ...... middle of paper ...... plant was someone you loved? Imagine if you had a brother or sister who died suddenly and you could meet the person who received their heart, for example. Think of the possible satisfaction and comfort of knowing that your brother or sister gave life to someone else. The Book of Life is a familiar metaphor, and in this book, death is the end, the final chapter. For those who are lucky enough to be able to donate their organs, their donation becomes the epilogue of their book, because a part of them lives on thanks to the people whose lives they saved. Remember that organ donors are the ones who give life. Being an organ donor is a decision only you can make. To quote Michael Jordan: “Be sure to become an organ donor, remember: share your life. Share your decision. Think about how many people your choice could affect. Think about it, Corey Choffin's donor did it.