TJ Hoover was declared brain dead after suffering an overdose in October 2021, but his sister Donna Rhorer says doctors attempted to harvest his organs while he was still showing signs of life.

TJ Hoover was declared brain dead after suffering an overdose in October 2021, but his sister Donna Rhorer says doctors attempted to harvest his organs while he was still showing signs of life.

Rhorer says TJ’s eyes were open and tracking movement during his honor walk, when family members gather to say goodbye before organ donation surgery.

“Almost immediately as soon as his honor walk started, his eyes were opened, and they were tracking, looking around at the people that were there,” Rhorer said.

  • enkers@sh.itjust.works
    211·
    1 day ago

    Spot on. I’ve had my donor registration sitting on my desk for the last few years, and I’ve been deliberating on it because I don’t trust capitalism not to create perverse incentives and do fucked up shit just like this.

    That, and I don’t want my remains to just be a tool to help fund some CEO’s yacht.

    Reading this, I feel even more justified in my concern, and it definitely could affect my ultimate decision.

    • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
      22·
      1 day ago

      If you’ve had it for years sitting there you where never going to sign it.