Organs for sale!
By
sarah on April 15th, 2010
What!? You haven’t decorated for National Donate Life Month yet? Well then, let me help you with your holiday shopping as I highlight some of the (non-functional, duh) various organs for sale around the web. I especially love the super-cute David Foox Organ Donor Dolls, each of which Foox says “carries with it the notions of good fortune, good luck and opportunity.”
I suppose a serious topic like organ donation can always use a little levity. And there’s nothing like a big ol’ fake liver on your desk to remind you to register as a donor!
1) Organ Donor Dolls by David Foox, $15 each
2) Giant Hanz and Franz by Amy’s Organ Bank, $45
3) Kidney Plush by Your Organ Grinder, $30
4) Liver by Boosh the Lurker, $120
April 15, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Hey!
Thanks for the posting.
-B
April 18, 2010 at 1:00 am
I love those little organ plushies!
April 18, 2010 at 7:56 pm
I have enjoyed reading your blog for some time now but have yet to comment. I think the Organ Donor Dolls by David Foox are amazing. As the recipient of a double lung transplant in 2007, I believe that becoming an organ donor is one of the most important things you can do in this world. You can help save many lives and it is the ultimate form of giving.
David Foox has been helping raise awareness for organ donation through his Organ Donor dolls and I applaud his efforts. I understand he is a recipient of a liver.
Good for you Mr Foox!
April 21, 2010 at 10:16 pm
I truly admire David Foox , I think is an amazing idea to help raise awareness for organ donations.
One of my very close friends , Yvonne Lui, was diagnosed at a young age with Lupus, a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues and organs. Due to a particularly debilitating episode some years prior, Yvonne’s kidneys are now failing, thus compelling her to seek a kidney donor at this time.
It’s very sad and unfortunate because we are not compatible and I was truly considering to donate.
Her medical team will enroll her onto the New York waiting list, there is a respective wait of approximately 7 years.
Yvonne’s blood type is B-positive, and she may only receive from a donor with blood types B and O.
My only intention is to maximize the number of people informed of the situation, in anticipation that through our efforts, we may be able to find a kidney donor as soon as possible.
email address is ccheung729@gmail.com
Thanks David. Truly yours , Gabriela.