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I am looking for any real world feedback on donating organs?
It's an odd story (mine seem to always be!) and I don't want bore ya'all with the details.
Basically I started working in a new job and on my team is a pretty cool young lady. I found out she goes to dialysis 4 times a week. She is on a nocturnal schedule so she can work during the day. She has been in complete kidney failure for almost 6 years.
Not married. No children. She makes everyone she comes in contact with a better person.
For some reason when met her I felt a strong pull to her.
After getting to know each other I asked her if she was on a transplant list. She said she was but so far nothing was happening.
I asked her if she would accept one of mine if we matched. She said she usually tells everyone that asks that she isn't a candidate for transplant. It's not true. She said she couldn't live a good life if she got a living donor and then something happened to the doner she wouldn't be able to live a great life knowing the donor suffered because of her!
OK so...I need to get tested/matched first, right? Do I just call her nephrologist to see a match test could be done? Will he/she need the recipient to start the process?
Anyone know? Anyone been an organ donor?
Feedback please!
It's an odd story (mine seem to always be!) and I don't want bore ya'all with the details.
Basically I started working in a new job and on my team is a pretty cool young lady. I found out she goes to dialysis 4 times a week. She is on a nocturnal schedule so she can work during the day. She has been in complete kidney failure for almost 6 years.
Not married. No children. She makes everyone she comes in contact with a better person.
For some reason when met her I felt a strong pull to her.
After getting to know each other I asked her if she was on a transplant list. She said she was but so far nothing was happening.
I asked her if she would accept one of mine if we matched. She said she usually tells everyone that asks that she isn't a candidate for transplant. It's not true. She said she couldn't live a good life if she got a living donor and then something happened to the doner she wouldn't be able to live a great life knowing the donor suffered because of her!
OK so...I need to get tested/matched first, right? Do I just call her nephrologist to see a match test could be done? Will he/she need the recipient to start the process?
Anyone know? Anyone been an organ donor?
Feedback please!