Regarding yesterday's email, I received an email last night from the doctor in charge of the donation.

So, I just called the university hospital.

The following is a summary of the main points of the Q&A session with the person who responded.

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Q: Is it possible to have "unlimited transplants" and "no donation"? (My wife's request).

-> Impossible. As a general rule, it is better to think that "transplant" and "donation" are incompatible (there are exceptions such as in the case of corneal transplants only).

Q: How can I donate my body?

-> Reservations for this year have been closed, so please contact us after April 1.

Q: Is it possible for me to donate my body?

-> (When asked for the address) It's within our jurisdiction, so it's possible.

Q: What are the requirements for my donation?

-> There is no problem as long as the following items are not included. (1) Death due to viral infections such as corona, (2) Death due to infectious diseases such as syphilis and tuberculosis, (3) Suicide

Q: I would like to interview or observe the "use" of a donated body.

-> Since it is difficult for our university to respond to this request, we recommend that you contact the national network of "benevolent societies".

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I did my own research on "What should I do if I want an organ transplant only?" like my wife.

Basically, this page contains everything you need to know.

In particular, the "organ transplant explanation video" is excellent.

What we can do now is pretty simple.

If you want to donate your organs, do it "now, immediately".

(1) Fill in your address, name, and other information on your driver's license, My Number Card, or Organ Donation Intention Card (I got this at the checkout counter of a convenience store).

(By the way, the field for filling out the card on the My Number Card is so small that it looks like "What kind of ultra-fine pen can you use to fill it out? This makes it look like the government doesn't want people to have organ transplants.)

(2) Repeatedly tell family, friends, and hospitals, "These are in my wallet, so be sure to contact the administration after my death.

After that,

(3) Live each day healthy enough to be able to reuse my organs, and pray that someone else will reuse them.

The important thing is...

"If you don't actively promote yourself, your organs (worth a total of 10 million yen, according to one story) will be burned (cremated) to ashes."

which is an absolute true.

The idea that "if I show my intentions, someone with good intentions will take care of it" is -- quite frankly -- an illusion and a naive way of thinking.

Of course, this is a story for those who wish to donate their organs for transplantation.

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By the way, if it's "donation" versus "organ donation," I prefer the latter.

And Ebata, an engineer who considers human organs as "devices" or "parts", from the bottom of his heart,

"Please! Somebody take my organs!"

I want to shout that.

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Incidentally, this is a part of the "life after life" (activities for the end of life) -- I thought it was somewhat similar to "marriage hunting" or "job hunting.