howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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did anyone see "inside out" on bbc earlier.
fascinating tale about a lady from broadstairs who decided to donate a kidney for no other reason than doing some good.
neither she or the recipient will ever know about each other.
i woud have expected someone that would do such a thing to be an earnest, serious type but she and her husband were just normal very likeable down to earth types.
strangely she is not a blood donor due to being a bit squeamish!!!
I didnt see the programe but the triumph of the Human Condition never ceases to amaze me .
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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you're right sarah we keep hearing about how selfish we all are nowadays compared to the good old days, then we find people who would undergo a serious operation just to help a complete stranger.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I think that's wonderfl Howard - it'll help some one on dialysis to live longer and have a normal life.
I believe that we have our donor system the wrong way round, we should have to opt out, so that, unless we are on the opt out list when people die, organs can be used to save lives and increase the quality of life for many people..
When I was in hospital recently, I picked up a leaflet on eyes and skin/tissue donation. It might sound a bit macabre, but if someone has been badly burnt and need a skin graft, it is so necessary for that skin to be available. Not sure my old skin would be much use though.
The odd thing about this eye/skin donation leaflet, was there was no website or register you can go to.
I'm on the donor list and would be happy for anyone to have what could be useful - after I die of course.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i have to agree about the donor system roger, yes people should be allowed to opt out if they have religious beliefs but otherwise the organs should be taken and used.
the programme also showed a recipient that had spent 4 years on dialysis and was now living a fully active life.
just think people should be given the option of knowing who they gave it to or who they got it from if both sides agree.
I would contraversially go a bit further Howard , I oulwd have no objection about donors being paid . Egg donors are .
Jan Higgins
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I saw it Howard, a very brave woman.
I thought it was only to cover their expenses a bit like surrogate mothers, not that I am against payment.
I registered online years ago as a donor, which is very simple to do
, but still carry my now tatty donor card.
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Jan you are right curremtly it is to cover reasonable expenses , but there has just been a comprehensive review and a sort of limited payment scheme will be in place, I will try and dig out the figures , it was designed to reward/recompense the donor and encourage people to join the scheme
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I didn't see it but totally agree that if we don't opt out for whatever reason we are on the list.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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only in kent and sussex jeane, you would have had something relevant to east anglia where you live.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Ah right Howard.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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Do I understand right, post 6, that people should be encouraged to sell parts of their body in order to cover everyday expenses?
I've got two kidneys, and two of many other things
, and for the life of me I'm keeping them!
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Sarah/Jan
I believe the recommendation to increase the payment to egg-donors, was to £750. The cost to people receiving the treatment, would remain the same.
Roger
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Alexander - that is your choice and that's how it should always be; it's the decision after you die, that we're talking about.
There are many thousands of people "out there" whose lives are adversely affected though no fault of their own - no excessive lifestyle, just bad luck and their lives are a mess; quality of life is poor and life itself is very much shortened.
By being able to give an organ (or whatever body part) after you die, makes no difference to any other living person, other than a receipient of course.
I'm not after sympathy, but my wife has kidney failure, he has had it for about ten years or so; she had a kidnery transplant in December 2003.
Because of repeated "hospital acquired infections" she was in hospital for most of 2004 and the transplanted kidney had to come out becuae it was being killed by these hospital acquired infections.
She was put on haemodialysis for a couple of months and then back on Peritoneal Dialysis, which she still does.
Her Peritoneam cannot last forever and she will not be able to do this type of dialysis for much longer, so she needs a kidney transplant for a chance of a longer life and a chance of a better life.
With the current donor set-up, she is unlikely to receive one.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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a very distressing read that highlights the main problem.
until last evening i did not even know about people who just donated organs to strangers, very probably many more like me.
there does need to be a media campaign on the subject of organs being donated after death automatically unless someone requests otherwise.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Totally agree Howard, but the MPs had a free vote a few years ago and decided to keep the status quo - which I was shocked and very surprised about.
Roger
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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The against MPs should be made to visit those waiting for transplants. As I said I am on the donor database but my family could still veto the idea which is completely wrong, luckily they are all for donation.
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Sorry that I havnt relplied earlier Roger , the current thinking to to raise the payments to about £1500 per cycle for egg donors , a major peice of thinking is to increase the ammount of donors in the UK to stop couples seeking unregulated treatment abroad , which potentially may place donor , recipent and the resulting child at risk ( other countries allow payment )