Introduction: How do you feel when you have to wait for something you really, really want? What if it's something you couldn't live without? By this time tomorrow, 18 people who are alive right now will be dead. Not because they were in a car accident, not because they were shot to death, not because their time would come, not even because they were not in hospital, but simply because it was not possible to give them a life-saving transplant in time. , eighteen people will die because the organ transplant they need will not be possible. Today I will explain the need for organ donors, how you can become an organ donor, and finally, how your decisions can and are impacting society. There is a need for organ donors. The fact that enough people die is not the problem, there are more than enough potential donors dying but denying someone the right to use their organs. This is not a small problem, but a huge problem. There are currently 120,887 Americans waiting for a life-saving transplant. In the United States, an average of 17 men, women and children of all races and ethnicities die every day for lack of a donated organ. One of the 120,887 people on the waiting list for an organ transplant could be someone you know. A new name is added to the national waitlist every 16 minutes. This means that approximately four people will be added to the list during the time we are in class today. A poem written by Robert Test titled “To Remember Me,” shows the importance of organ donation. “Give my sight to the man who has never seen the sunrise, the face of a child or the love in a woman's eyes. Give my heart to a person who has caused nothing but endless days of pain... Take my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and... middle of paper... beat up someone you loved? Imagine if you had a brother or sister who died unexpectedly and you could meet the person who received their heart, for example. Think about the satisfaction and possible comfort knowing that your brother or sister gave their 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 organs, their donation becomes an epilogue to their book, because a part of them continues to live on through the people whose lives they saved. Remember that organ donors are the donors of life. Being an organ donor is a decision only you can make. To quote Michael Jordan: “Make sure you 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.