Pre-emptive cadaveric transplants

[okarol]

Oh, and never use the term "cadaveric" around anyone from the NKF if you do not want to get chastised! I was told years ago that it's insensitive. I thought it was a medical term. Silly me.

I wonder if that was an isolated case/personal opinion? The NKF website itself, uses the term cadaveric. One example:
"25 Facts About Organ Donation and Transplantation" - 3 occurrences of the term "Cadaveric."

http://www.kidney.org/news/newsroom/fs_new/25factsorgdon&trans.cfm

That's great Henry, I will pass that on.

This is from an email I received from in 2004 from the Transplant Programs Director, National Kidney Foundation:
"No longer is the word "cadaver" being used as donor families find it
offensive and inaccruate to refer to their loved ones as such.
We prefer deceased or non-living donors."

My reply:
"The word cadaver is used by our nephrologist, out transplant team
and by the surgeon, social worker and dialysis clinic. It's a
medical term. I had never used the word before this experience of
watching my 18 year old daughter's life slip away from her. I hope that
she does not join the ranks of the "non-living" any time soon. I think
we need to sensitive to the donor families as well as the recipients."

[cariad]

This is from an email I received from in 2004 from the Transplant Programs Director, National Kidney Foundation:
"No longer is the word "cadaver" being used as donor families find it
offensive and inaccruate to refer to their loved ones as such.
We prefer deceased or non-living donors."

Jesus. I cannot speak as a relative of a deceased donor, but if I had just suffered a tragedy and someone insisted on calling my loved one non-living I think I would flip the hell out and tell them to go get stuffed. This is beyond comprehension that they felt the need to correct you while you were in crisis. There are ways to give this same information without being such a jerk. (And 'offensive' is a matter of opinion. 'Inaccurate' is a real puzzler here. )

My reply:
"The word cadaver is used by our nephrologist, out transplant team
and by the surgeon, social worker and dialysis clinic. It's a
medical term. I had never used the word before this experience of
watching my 18 year old daughter's life slip away from her. I hope that
she does not join the ranks of the "non-living" any time soon. I think
we need to sensitive to the donor families as well as the recipients."

Superb. I am so glad you did not let that slide.