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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Would You...
Would you donate your kidney to a good friend if they needed it?
My mom and I have a really good friend who has been very very sick for a long time. Her family has all been tested and no one is a match. She's in dialysis twice a week and lately she's been more sick than usual. My mom has been talking about getting tested to see if she's a match and asked me if I wanted to get tested too. After my initial freak out I really thought about how wonderful this could be for her if one of us was a match. Obviously chances are slim that we are, but if one of is, I might consider doing it.
So would get tested and if you were a match would you do it? Im talking close friend, not someone who's an acquaintance.
Re: Would You...
I'll keep that in mind if you ever need a kidney
LOL!
I'm a selfish b!tch.
Absolutely. Is it weird that I barely had to think about this? I should probably be more attached/protective of my organs.
I also have to say that while my friendship with LB thus far has only been that of the internet nature, I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt and thinking that she may step up if she was CD's only option rather than standing idly by with a glass of wine in her hand.
For those who know her better...am I off base on this?
Yes. I love CD as a dear friend... but I would be really hesitant to give a kidney to her or anyone else at all. (Sorry CD.)
I had to think for a few minutes if I would give a kidney to my blood sister if I came to that. I don't know what's wrong with me. lol
You better at least share your wine. If I'm dying, I want wine.
Laner, I'm really sorry to hear about your friend. I hope she can get a kidney soon & its very honorable of you to even get yourself tested as a potential match!
There's nothing wrong with you. Its really scary. Even just going to get tested is scary. I feel like getting tested is huge because if its a match, then will people automatically assume that Im going to donate, or can I back out? Will people judge me if I back out? Do I even want to know if there's a chance I wont do it?
Ugh, its scary!
See, that? I would totally do. I wouldn't even measure the amount of wine in glasses next to each other. I'd even give you the bigger glass.
Ditto CD on your friend, laner. That's a really hard situation.
That's what I was just posting about. It's a huge deal and it's a very selfless wonderful thing that you're doing. For me personally, I couldn't get tested unless I was 100% sure.
I was just going to say, cleasle, you're totally off base on this. haha
I would for a family member, but only some friends...maybe. ETA: I guess I am also a cold, heartless bitchs.
haha. Good to know!
How is it that my BABY is going to be 3?
BFP-2/25/11; 8 Wk U/S-3/25/11-No HB, measured 6.5 wks; D&C
LOL! I literally just spit coffee on myself. How generous of you, LB!
It IS really scary.
& you don't need to think about other people in this situation. You need to think about yourself & your friend. Think about how happy it would make her to have a match & it to be someone she knows at that. Also think about how disappointed she'd be if she found out there was a match & that person didn't donate. Can you talk to the testing people & find out if you can make a decision BEFORE they annouce there's a match? Like if you say no, then there never was a match kinda thing?
Sorry to be a total Debbie Downer in this response
Also, I think on MM there have been some Nesties who've been through the process either themselves or with their spouse. You may want to start a thread over there to get some more information.
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