Prep Sheet
How to Ask for an Organ
A Prep Sheet for the Person Who Needs a Donor and Doesn't Know Where to Start
This prep sheet produces a letter that names what you need — and makes the first ask possible.
For the person who needs an organ and has not yet asked anyone to get screened.
The Name It First Experience
Asking someone to get screened as a potential organ donor is not too much — this prep sheet is how you do it. How to Ask for an Organ walks you through what you are actually asking, what you are afraid people will think, and how to put the ask in words that are honest, specific, and human — without making it feel like more than it is. It is for the person who needs an organ and has not yet told the people who love them — who has been holding the weight of an ask they do not know how to make. You finish with a letter that names what you need and gives the people in your life the first real step they can take.
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Sample questions
- What are you afraid they will think of you for asking — and is that fear based on what they have shown you, or on what you imagine?
- What does your life look like if you never ask — and what does it look like if you do?
- Who is the first person you would ask, and what do you most need them to know before they decide?
Research basis
Grounded in transplant psychology literature on the communicative burden carried by recipients in organ solicitation / health communication research (Street et al., 2009) on patient self-advocacy and its relationship to clinical outcomes / brief intervention literature supporting structured single-session preparation tools for high-stakes, emotionally loaded conversations.
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