19 Jun 09
I have a good friend that is possibly donating a kidney to another friend. To me that shows what kind of a person my friend is.
It brought to mind the question, would I do the same thing myself.
My kidneys may not be very healty, but say they were, would I do that to save someone else? I still don't know.
19 Jun 09
Originally posted by Ice ColdDepends on how much they ponied up.
I have a good friend that is possibly donating a kidney to another friend. To me that shows what kind of a person my friend is.
It brought to mind the question, would I do the same thing myself.
My kidneys may not be very healty, but say they were, would I do that to save someone else? I still don't know.
19 Jun 09
Originally posted by uzlessThose will be my nursing home years. I'm OK with skipping those. Yeah, I'd give a kidney to a friend. I had one who was in dialysis a lot and eventually died of scleroderma. If a kidney would have helped, I would have given one up.
urban legend has it that giving up a kidney takes about 7 years off your own life.
19 Jun 09
Originally posted by pawnhandlerThat speaks volumes for your character Pawny. 🙂
Those will be my nursing home years. I'm OK with skipping those. Yeah, I'd give a kidney to a friend. I had one who was in dialysis a lot and eventually died of scleroderma. If a kidney would have helped, I would have given one up.
19 Jun 09
Originally posted by pawnhandlerThen only if it wasn't because of them being unhealthy, which isn't the case probably 90% of the time.
Right. Because body parts only stop working due to user error.
I have never met a healthy person who had organ failure unless they were really old, but giving a kidney to an old person would be like investing in a business that is filing for bankruptcy.
19 Jun 09
Originally posted by Raven69Ditto 🙂
For a friend? In a heartbeat.
My ex-husband and his brother, both had chronic renal failure. Born with kidney problems. Thankfully, they've both had Kidney transplants, but were both well into their 50's. There were a lot of years of haemo dialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
19 Jun 09
Originally posted by greenpawn34An honest answer, and It echos my own thoughts.
I'd like to think I would but I doubt it.
I'm too squeamish about these things.
I hate needles and nurses, I don't even give blood.
I doubt I could do it myself. Being diabetic, my own kidneys may not be in good shape, and not worth donating. Even if they were healthy, I doubt I could do it.