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To: ransomnote

My wife is on the kidney transplant list. The dumbasses in the world will no doubt make it harder for her to receive a transplant before she dies...just want to say thanks....not really.


22 posted on 02/02/2024 2:59:51 PM PST by montanajoe ( )
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To: montanajoe

Did you know there are organizations that will give a family a voucher for a transplant any time you need it, if someone in the family donates to a stranger?

The National Kidney Registry (NKR) Voucher Program allows a living kidney donor to choose the most convenient time frame for their kidney donation surgery and provide one or more vouchers to people who can then be prioritized to receive a living donor kidney through the NKR if/when they need a transplant.

Our daughter did this in her early thirties. She contacted the organization and was screened, then donated her kidney to a stranger. She received a voucher that anyone in her family could use whenever it was needed. My husband was getting to the stage where he needed dialysis, so he presented that voucher and got the ball rolling. Within a few months, he and his doctors had three healthy kidneys to choose from!

Sadly, the transplant doctors at the university hospital had never seen a voucher before! Why this isn’t publicized more, I don’t know. Maybe because organ donation is big business?


24 posted on 02/02/2024 4:58:04 PM PST by Melian (✳✴️ Reminder: Memes are made to make you think or laugh. Verify for yourself before reposting. ✳️✴️)
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