I'm seriously considering donating a kidney to my friend Julie. She is on dialysis three times a week now, for the second time. Her brother gave her a kidney a few years ago, but it failed, and now she is back on dialysis. She is only in her early twenties.She has a fistula in her heart and they tried putting one in the bend of her arm but it stopped working. Now she has a huge blood clot. Come to find out (through surgery which couldn't fix it) that the clot leads into her heart. She is on medication (basically rat poison) to help her. Seeing someone like this, especially someone so young just kills me. However, I am not sure if I am even healthy enough to donate a kidney, and it would have to be a match anyway. She is so strong though. She still works! Though only on the weekend. I worry about her. A lot.
Julie is Phil's ex girlfriend (my ex that had Leukemia). My other friend has the same type of Leukemia as Phil (in her twenties as well) as well as two other types of cancer. She had a melanoma taken off her shoulder which left a huge scar, and some other type of cancer. Not sure what the third is and haven't bothered to ask. Phil's best friend Jacob, also had cancer. Not sure exactly what it was though. And I have Lupus...hence the reason I'm not sure about donating. We all live in the same area, so it makes you wonder!!! I've seen my fair share of unhealthy people (not including family members) and it's quite saddening. I would do anything to help save a friend. As far as a stranger, I don't think I could do it. Then there's always the thought of, what if I donate and then something happens to my health. Then what?
Edit- she has Goodpastures Syndrome
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