Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Will you offer your kidney?

End stage kidney disease is a rising problem, many people die while waiting for a suitable kidney donor.

The wait for a kidney for transplant is long. A possibility is for one's loved ones to donate their kidney. Even though it is a major surgery to remove a kidney from a suitable donor, the procedure is now relatively safe. I witnessed the act of a patient sister donating her kidney to her brother who would otherwise need to be on the dialysis machine for life. It was such a gesture of love.

What does it take for one to make such a decision to be a living donor? Is love enough?

Would you do it?

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