If you knew someone that needed a Kidney and you had two perfectly good ones.... matched the blood type, and fit all "healthy" criteria. Would you do it?
This is a serious thought of mine which is way off from my silly thoughts of earlier, but I'm telling you.. its a RANDOM day!
Here's the deal... If I didn't have a child, I would do this in a heart beat... But I do... and have him to think about. What if something goes wrong? What if he needs my extra kidney some day and I've already given it away.
If I didn't have a job and could be off work for several weeks at a time, I would consider it even more. But I do and it pays the bills. Our family can't afford the loss of wages right now.
Not to mention the fact that I've NEVER been in surgery except while being cut out of my mother on my Birthday. Even having a baby of my own wasn't done in a hospital... But the funny thing is that after researching the Kidney Donor thing, I realized, that I'm not afraid of losing a Kidney.... I have no worry about that what so ever.
But the fact that they pump you full of dye for testing, all the Xrays, Meds, and hospital Germies have me a little more freaked out. Emotionally, I'm clearly not ready for something like this, but still considering it.
I mean to think that all my little fears are minuscule compared to saving a life. Let alone the life of someone I know that does so much good for this world.
Hmmm... I shall ponder some more... But what do you think? Could you or would you? Have you???