Q: What's the difference between donating my organs and donating my body? Anatomical donations fall broadly into two categories: organ donation or body donation. Organ donation is the one we hear about the most, with dramatic stories of lives saved when all other hope seemed lost. These headline-making tales inspire many to choose donation as…
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Just as rates of Americans choosing cremation over burial have risen from only 5% in the 1970s to more than 50% in 2018, more and more people today continue to select whole-body donation as an end-of-life option. Fueled by a number of factors, including rising costs of burial and a growing sense of social awareness…
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The United States is a melting pot of different cultures and languages. And, it’s becoming more and more common for people to be fluent in two or more languages. But, even if someone is fluent in a second language, in a time of stress or grief, it can be a great comfort for them to…
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Registering your future intent to be a whole body donor and carrying your MedCure donor card with you is a great way to let your loved ones know your final wishes. But going one step further to make sure your family, friends, and caregivers know exactly what to do when you become terminally ill or at the…
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Making the decision to donate one’s body for the benefit of medical science can require a great deal of thought, reflection, and discussion with family and loved ones. It is an act of profound generosity, and MedCure wants to ensure that it proceeds as smoothly as possible, both for the donor and for the donor’s…
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In the world of medical research and education, there is no substitute for the human body. When physicians are learning surgical procedures or companies are developing medical devices for use with living patients, the ability to practice and test these advances on human cadaver tissue can literally save lives. This makes whole body donation programs…
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When making the decision to donate your body to science, there are many organizations you can choose from. It is important to research each organization that you are considering to ensure that they operate legally and ethically and will treat both you and your loved ones with the utmost dignity and respect. One way to…
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The decision to be a body donor (or an organ donor) is not just a personal decision, but one that forces us to face our own mortality. No one likes to sit around and think about death, so we put it off, sometimes until it’s too late. But the truth is, having a plan in…
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While registering to be a whole body donor is an amazing and altruistic choice, your decision doesn’t end there. Some people may not realize that, after your donation has been utilized, MedCure arranges for a cremation on behalf of your family. This gives body donors a wide variety of options for what they’d like to have done…
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Doris Poulakos Our mom, Doris Poulakos, passed away in August of 2017 at the age of 93. She loved anything purple, reading, sewing, playing board games, and listening to opera! Doris had a great interest in shipwrecks and the Great Lakes, and loved the option MEDCURE offered for having her ashes scattered at sea after…
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