What if....? Would you save a life?

[Yeoman Randi]

TD: a few years ago my uncle's cousin needed a kidney and he asked my uncle if he would donate his. My uncle turned him down (i don't know what the reasoning was) and a few years after that my uncle ended up with kidney cancer and had to have one kidney removed.

I often wonder what would have happened if he had donated one of his kidneys to his cousin? And what if he had donated the good one?

 

[RJDiogenes]

But if I am, i hope the people around me will be a lot more supportive

I'm supportive. You should be proud of yourself for wanting to save somebody's life.

they had a joint party a month ago to celebrate their recoveries.

Joint as in both of their families got together, or joint as in they passed around some Mary Jane?

 

[trampledamage]

they had a joint party a month ago to celebrate their recoveries.

Joint as in both of their families got together, or joint as in they passed around some Mary Jane?

No families as I recall either, joint as in both of them and their friends.


Randi, that's a sobering thought.

 

[RJDiogenes]

^^ Well, I hope they had a toast at least.

 

[Lookingglassman]

I'll do it.

 

[Yeoman Randi]

Thanks for sharing your experience, Randi.

While I understand the worries of your loved ones, I can't help but feel that they were the ones behaving selfishly, trying to guilt you into not doing something that was obviously very important for you.

Sure, bone marrow donation carried a (very small) risk: but so is going out to get groceries, driving on the highway, taking a plane, eating a pretzel. Were they going to prevent you from doing all that because of what might happen?

But if I am, i hope the people around me will be a lot more supportive

I'm supportive. You should be proud of yourself for wanting to save somebody's life.

Thanks you guys!