ROBERT N TEST was an ROBERT N TEST was an American poet who was American poet who was

born on 25 February 1957 born on 25 February 1957 he lived in the city of he lived in the city of

Dexter MO with his wife Dexter MO with his wife Nancy and his three Nancy and his three

children named Jason, children named Jason, Dustin and Daniel. Dustin and Daniel.

He wrote many He wrote many poems like Organ Donor, poems like Organ Donor, To Remember me 2Leep, I To Remember me 2Leep, I

was there and Life long was there and Life long wish wish

LIFE----PASS LIFE----PASS IT ONIT ON

At a certain moment a At a certain moment a doctor will determine that doctor will determine that

my brain has my brain has ceasedceased to to function and that, for all function and that, for all intents and purposes, my intents and purposes, my

life has stoppedlife has stoppedWhen that happens don’t When that happens don’t call this my “DEATHBED”, call this my “DEATHBED”, call it my “BED OF LIFE”, call it my “BED OF LIFE”, and let my body be used and let my body be used by others to lead fullers by others to lead fullers

lives. lives.

Give my eye to the man Give my eye to the man who has never seen a who has never seen a

sunrise, a baby's face, or sunrise, a baby's face, or love in the eyes of a love in the eyes of a

woman.woman. Give my heart to a person Give my heart to a person

whose own heart has whose own heart has caused nothing but endless caused nothing but endless

days of pain. days of pain.

Give my blood to the Give my blood to the teenager who was pulled teenager who was pulled from the wreckage of his from the wreckage of his car, so that he might live car, so that he might live to see his grandchildren to see his grandchildren

play.play.

Give my kidneys to one who depends on a machine to exist from week to week.

Take my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and find a way to make a crippled child walk.

Explore every corner of my brain; take my cells and Explore every corner of my brain; take my cells and let them grow so that someday a speechless boy will let them grow so that someday a speechless boy will

shout at the crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the shout at the crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the sound of rain against her window sound of rain against her window

burn what is left of me and scatter the ashes to the burn what is left of me and scatter the ashes to the winds to help the flowers grow.winds to help the flowers grow.

If you must bury something, let it be If you must bury something, let it be my faults, my weaknesses, and all my faults, my weaknesses, and all prejudice against my fellow man.prejudice against my fellow man.

Give my sins to the devil and give my Give my sins to the devil and give my soul to God.soul to God.

If you do all I have asked, I WILL If you do all I have asked, I WILL LIVE….…………… FOREVER.LIVE….…………… FOREVER.

Which is the word in the poem that means stopped? Which is the word in the poem that means stopped? Ans- CeasedAns- Ceased

Which is the word in the poem that means Which is the word in the poem that means operate or work?operate or work? Ans- FunctionAns- Function

What is the word that means disabled?What is the word that means disabled?Ans- CrippledAns- Crippled

Which is the word in the passage that means parts of a Which is the word in the passage that means parts of a vehicle that remain after it has been badly damaged?vehicle that remain after it has been badly damaged?

Ans- WreckageAns- Wreckage

• DONATING ORGANS IS A VERY IMPORTANT DONATING ORGANS IS A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE A TOPIC THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE A MANIPULATED OPINION ON, DUE TO THE MANIPULATED OPINION ON, DUE TO THE LACK OF STATISTICS. MANY PEOPLE CHOOSE LACK OF STATISTICS. MANY PEOPLE CHOOSE NOT TO BECOME AN ORGAN DONOR NOT TO BECOME AN ORGAN DONOR BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT MEDICAL BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT MEDICAL STAFFS WILL NOT TRY AS HARD TO SAVE STAFFS WILL NOT TRY AS HARD TO SAVE THEM, SHOULD THEY BE IN AN ACCIDENT. THEM, SHOULD THEY BE IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUETHIS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE

These are just a few facts about organ donating,

There are now over 92,000 people waiting for There are now over 92,000 people waiting for an organ transplant.an organ transplant.

Even with the high number of people on a Even with the high number of people on a waiting list for transplants, only 77 people waiting list for transplants, only 77 people each day receive organ transplants.each day receive organ transplants.

The Organ Donor list is shrinking due to The Organ Donor list is shrinking due to myths, such as the one that says if you are in myths, such as the one that says if you are in an accident and you are an organ donor the an accident and you are an organ donor the paramedics will not try to save you.paramedics will not try to save you.

There are 3,700 candidates added to the There are 3,700 candidates added to the waiting list each month. waiting list each month.

18 people die each day waiting for an organ 18 people die each day waiting for an organ transplant.transplant.

Many people are getting infections due to these back-alley operations, that are performed in a non-sterile environment.

The most common organs needed are the The most common organs needed are the heart, liver, and kidney.heart, liver, and kidney.

Out of these, the kidney has the largest Out of these, the kidney has the largest waiting list.waiting list.

HEART

• Not only this infact; every 2 seconds, someone in Not only this infact; every 2 seconds, someone in the country is in need of blood. Every year our the country is in need of blood. Every year our nation requires about 4 crore units of blood, out of nation requires about 4 crore units of blood, out of which only a meager 5 lakh units of blood are which only a meager 5 lakh units of blood are available.available.

EVALUATIONEVALUATION

What do you understand by the title?What do you understand by the title?

How can a poet’s DEATHBED be a BED OF How can a poet’s DEATHBED be a BED OF LIFE?LIFE?

The title of the poem suggest that the The title of the poem suggest that the poet --------poet --------

a) wants to be immortal.a) wants to be immortal.

b) wishes to give to the needy a ‘NEW’ life.b) wishes to give to the needy a ‘NEW’ life.

c) desires to stay active forever.c) desires to stay active forever.

d) wishes to help others to live so that he will d) wishes to help others to live so that he will be famous.be famous.

In this poem the poet’s wish is -----------In this poem the poet’s wish is -----------

a) doctorsa) doctors

b) to give everything to Godb) to give everything to God

c) to make a donation of all the usefulc) to make a donation of all the useful

d) to make a donation of all the useful parts and burn the d) to make a donation of all the useful parts and burn the restrest

The poem is addressed to ------------The poem is addressed to ------------

a) to give his soul and sins to the devila) to give his soul and sins to the devil

c) only the members of his familyc) only the members of his family

b)patientsb)patients

d) readers in generald) readers in general