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Originally Posted by Retlaw
I was under the impression, you had to be below a certain age to donate organs.
I think mine are worn out by now.
Retlaw.
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Ah, but once marinated in a reasonable Amarone della Valpolicella, Hannibal Lechter would not refuse your liver.
Can older people be donors?
Yes, in the case of cornea and some other tissue, age does not matter. For other organs it is the person's physical condition, not age, which is the deciding factor. Specialist healthcare professionals decide in each case which organs and tissue are suitable. Organs and tissue from people in their 70s and 80s are transplanted successfully.
http://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/ukt/...wers_8.jsp#q23