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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: plugger on February 12, 2011, 06:33:15 AM

Title: Living Donors etc. webpage
Post by: plugger on February 12, 2011, 06:33:15 AM

I saw an article written by IHD's own Karol Franks and posted by Renal Support Network.  I thought it was something that ought to be on the DialysisEthics website too, so I added it:
http://www.dialysisethics2.org/index.php/Information/information-links.html

from:
http://kidneytimes.com/article.php?id=20090730163148 


I also was inspired to add a bit about the facts and myths of organ donation after seeing a Colorado state bill getting shelved:
http://www.dialysisethics2.org/forum/index.php?topic=628.0

So Karol, if you see this, thanks for sharing your story!

Title: Re: Living Donors etc. webpage
Post by: okarol on February 12, 2011, 09:16:50 PM

 :2thumbsup; Thanks!

Title: Re: Living Donors etc. webpage
Post by: Sluff on February 13, 2011, 03:44:55 PM

Awesomefulness!

Title: Re: Living Donors etc. webpage
Post by: plugger on February 15, 2011, 08:28:55 PM

Glad you two approve!  It was sobering though to read about a donor who didn't make it:
http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=21960.0

It is little comfort to that mother, but the article mentioned the odds of dying from donating a kidney are 3 in 10,000.  To get that in perspective, the lifetime odds of dying in a motor vehicle accident are 1 in 85!  http://www.nsc.org/news_resources/Documents/nscInjuryFacts2011_037.pdf

But that article did hit home that donating isn't risk-free.  However, if a person is worried about risk they might consider giving up driving first.