tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post5764458677253121305..comments2024-03-28T07:48:39.396-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Would you give a kidney to a stranger?Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-3307083216445770392019-08-22T10:22:02.042-05:002019-08-22T10:22:02.042-05:00None. For some reason, I didn't want to use th...None. For some reason, I didn't want to use the photo of the sisters as the header. Sometimes I slip in a non-sequitur, such as that artist decorating a wall by the Lifeline Theater. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-61969871511322298562019-08-22T09:13:05.603-05:002019-08-22T09:13:05.603-05:00I meant to ask yesterday, what was the significanc...I meant to ask yesterday, what was the significance of the header photo topping this column, with the snakes?Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35172354898174746822019-08-21T16:25:59.072-05:002019-08-21T16:25:59.072-05:00My driver's license say's I'm a potent...My driver's license say's I'm a potential donor, but don't think my organs would be worth much. I know they say you can get along with one kidney, but would like to see some long term vitality studies of donors.<br /> I agree she's a rare person.<br /><br />Tom Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80533015957938457902019-08-21T11:37:26.860-05:002019-08-21T11:37:26.860-05:00This is rare and special person. As Neil writes, w...This is rare and special person. As Neil writes, we don’t have to be as special as her to be generous and compassionate. Registering as an organ donor is one way. Giving blood, another. The options are unlimited.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679840606511726447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-15779999107295628712019-08-21T10:21:15.818-05:002019-08-21T10:21:15.818-05:00Most people probably wouldn't give one to a re...Most people probably wouldn't give one to a relative. I went through the screening process some years ago when my uncle need one. I don't remember feeling quite so cavalier about it. <br /><br />Headed down today for a last visit. His sons donation gave him many years of additional life. <br /><br />FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-59118537129937262592019-08-21T09:45:53.342-05:002019-08-21T09:45:53.342-05:00Donating a kidney is nice I suppose, but a person ...Donating a kidney is nice I suppose, but a person should be allowed to sell a kidney. The going rate for the transplant procedure is a cool $400K. A reasonable starting price of 5%, or $20K seems fair. People should be free to negotiate the amount. If you're life or that of a loved one is at stake, are you seriously going to say well the additional cost is a deal breaker? Currently, there are over 93,000 people on the kidney transplant waiting list, and about a dozen people die each day waiting for a kidney. Changes to our archaic laws would go a long way towards reducing these numbers. In particular it would motivate family members of a deceased person to okay organ removal. The proceeds could easily cover funeral expenses.<br />It is also the same situation with bone marrow donation. Currently donors receive a pittance of $250. There are 18,000 people waiting for bone marrow transplants, let them be able to negotiate an agreeable price. Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-84994460216252927472019-08-21T09:42:31.606-05:002019-08-21T09:42:31.606-05:00What a wonderful, delightful and human story! I h...What a wonderful, delightful and human story! I hope it inspires more such generosity, particularly of the multiplying kind. <br /><br />john<br />tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-31882815268686794642019-08-21T08:44:31.077-05:002019-08-21T08:44:31.077-05:00Wow. Now she seems really cool!Wow. Now she seems really cool!heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.com