tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17634522.post113193124612292677..comments2009-09-08T23:19:03.550-05:00Comments on Musings of a Space Junky: Kidney DonationJenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17634522.post-1131969797509792632005-11-14T06:03:00.000-06:002005-11-14T06:03:00.000-06:00A person I work with named Barry Hammond who was a...A person I work with named Barry Hammond who was a recepient of a kidney from his brother about three years ago. He considers his brother to be a hero to him because of this, because it was a pain to deal with the pain of all the medical issues he had because of it. This is a huge deal for your aunt I'm sure.<BR/><BR/>It was scary for him though, because of medication problem after the surgery he almost lost the kidney from rejection.<BR/><BR/>Doing this for your aunt will be difficult to do. Your are healthy, but the fear is of course whether you will remain so in later years. Which is hard to know since your also young. This is something you will need to discuss with your parents and Ben, but something you really should give a great deal of thought to as well.<BR/><BR/>I think it's great your willing to do this. I don't know how long you've been dealing with this, since we don't really talk, but I want you to be safe and not to be over repeating myself, but give this long hours of thought. This will be life changing for you too, though you will not have to change your life style by having only one kidney, you will have to careful.Bob Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00940505528220771554noreply@blogger.com