As many people enter their retirement years, they begin to
think about the legacy they will leave. People often use estate plans as a
vehicle to create their legacies, but they might be overlooking something else
that they can do.
It is almost a universal human trait to want to be
remembered by others after we die. Some people are in a position to be
remembered by millions, if not billions of people. Most of us, however, are likely
to only be remembered by those who knew us in life.
How we are remembered is what we call our “legacy” and it is
something many older Americans worry about. The most common way to leave a good
legacy is with a well-thought out estate plan that provides for our families.
Some people include charitable donations in their estate plan, which helps out
good causes and increases the donor’s legacy.
Another way to leave a legacy is though organ donation.
Although organ donation is not always thought about in terms
of leaving a legacy, it is very much doing so. The person who receives the
donation and their loved ones will certainly remember the donor and think
kindly of them even though they probably never knew the donor personally. However, many senior citizens who might consider being organ donors think they
are too old to do so.
A recent case in Scotland demonstrates that is untrue.
As MSN reported, a
107-year-old woman in Scotland who recently passed away donated and her corneas
were used successfully in a transplant.
The article’s title was “107-year-old becomes Scotland's oldest organ
donor .”
You are never too old to donate organs, so if you are
considering being a post-death organ donor, do not let advanced age stop you
from signing up.
If you have questions about setting up an estate
plan, please visit our website at www.OCElderLaw.com,
or contact on of our Estate
Planning Attorneys in Orange County at 714-525-4600, or our Elder Law Attorneys in
Corona at 951-264-5732 for a private consultation.
Reference: MSN (July 6, 2016) “107-year-old becomes Scotland's oldest organ
donor .”