Kidney Donation and recovery a Life

Kidney Donation and recovery a Life Did you know over 4,500 population die each year waiting for a kidney? That seems like a lot of unwanted deaths, when population like you and me can help them. You only need one kidney to survive, so why don't more population volunteer theirs? I know there are many population who can't. If you have a genetic disease, high blood pressure, kidney stones or other dilemmas, you may be disqualified. But there are millions of us out there who can, but don't, donate a kidney.

I was recently talking to my sister about this, because I've registered to donate a kidney at matchingdonors.com. She said she wouldn't think it, because what if her son needs one in the future. My reply to her was, "What if I walked over the street tomorrow and got hit by a bus." My point is what if...we could ask those questions all day and all night. We would never have the exact talk of what might or will happen. According to Organ Procurement and Transplantation network, over 80,600 population are on the list for a kidney transplant, and the estimate needing kidneys has risen by 86%, while only 31% receive kidneys. That's 55% of population not getting kidneys. That's 55% of population that we, you and me, can save. I comprehend it's a reduce to give up something...an organ...to man that you don't know. I comprehend that it's giving up something, a part, of who you are. But as a matter of fact you are giving man else something so much more. You are giving someone, a mother, a grandfather, a child...life. What good gift can you give someone?. as a matter of fact there isn't one. Consider you needed a kidney...consider your sister, dad, grandma, niece, or child needed a kidney, but you weren't a match. Your brother, mom, grandchild, none of them were matches. No one in your house matched the one man you loved more than whatever else...anyone else. But no one you knew matched them...no one you knew could donate to them. What would you do? What wouldn't you do to find a kidney for them? After all, if they didn't get one, their life would be cut short, not just by months but by some years. What reduce would you make? Who would you contact? What boundaries would you cross to find that kidney, to save your loved ones life? Well, there are so many population in that position right now. population who want, desperately, man to crusade into his/her heart and be willing to donate a kidney. They are willing to do just about whatever to have their spouse, cousin, mother, son live years longer. What makes us, you and me, so blessed that we don't have to worry about kidney failure, kidney disease, dialysis, end stage, or any other negative terms linked with poor kidneys? What makes us so extra that we have two good working kidneys, while others are suffering...not even having one working? If you have ever had man you love die from kidney failure, like I have, and not been able to do whatever about it, then maybe this would hold a tiny extra place in your heart. Maybe you could sympathize with so many families who might lose the population they love, and there is nothing they can do about it. Well, there is something you and I can do about it. We can know our blood type. I know mine, because I wanted to help my grandfather over half my life ago by donating blood. He and I had the same blood type. When he got as a matter of fact sick, I told my dad I wanted to donate a kidney to him. He wasn't cleared for it at the time, but I was willing anyways. When he finally went on dialysis, it was too late. He had one medicine before he died of kidney failure. Five years ago, one of my good friends, at 31 years old, died of kidney failure. And again, there was nothing I could do about it. So, with this in mind, there is plenty I can do about helping educate others on kidney donation. I understand the uncertainty of donating to an unknown person. I understand you might be scared. I also understand if you have a house and want to supply for them. If nothing else, make sure you are a donor on your drivers license. Also, think of this...what makes you and I so extra that we don't have to worry about our kidneys failing? I believe things are meant to happen. When my sister asked me, "What happens if your nephew needs a kidney, and you gave your away?" I replied to her, "He has plenty of population that can get tested to donate. Many population don't have whatever else." She then said, "Well, that doesn't mean they will match. What if you need it one day for yourself or your kids?" I replied to her, "It doesn't mean I will either. And I believe if I gave mine up, and I need other one some day, then man will be out there somewhere giving me one." There are 4,500 population who will die this year from not receiving a kidney. You can help one...it is just one, but it is one. Who know what that one man will and can do one day, all because you gave up something, a kidney, that you didn't need anyways. Imagine how your life will change by helping that one person. All it takes is helping one person, because then that one man helps another, and that man helps another. So, you could as a matter of fact help millions by donating your kidney to one person. Rescue other life, what could ever be good than that! Kidney Donation and recovery a Life