The pain of the waitlist: What it's like to wait for a kidney transplant at 33

When most people think about organ donation, it involves an end-of-life decision. But more than ever, there is a need for living donors.
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[@RavenTheLabrador]

I don't know why i searched videos like this i think just wanted to know if its common for someone to die waiting for a kidney transplant i still don't know. I lost a family member today who was waiting for a kidney transplant it would have been his second his first was from a cadaver so he only got 5 years out of it before it failed completely a few months ago and now this morning he drove up to his shop he rented to keep his cars in alone and his brother was going to meet him and he died completely alone and now has left a little girl just going to have her 3rd birthday in 2 days and a 14 year old girl graduating from elementary school this year. Anyways i don't know what else to say this is just horrible and our family is deviated by his passing and its so much worse because he was fine yesterday and this morning before he left. Anyways always tell your family members that you love them no matter if you are going to see them again in a few minutes or hours or days or years bottom line nobody knows where or when the last time you will see or talk to your loved ones so always tell them that you love them give them a hug and let them know how much they mean to you. This is my cousins husband I'm talking about but he was loved by our whole family very much so this is very hard for all of us i just wish i knew how or what to say around my cousin when I see her because she's absolutely heartbroken and so extremely sad obviously and she didn't get to say goodbye or anything i don't even think they were both awake when he left so she's devastated by this as are our whole family. Tell your family members you love them and give them a hug every time you leave them you never know. I think this is as scary as it is for me because I've very recently been told that I have something wrong with my heart and I have to have something done to fix my heart in just a few short days and I've never been so scared because my doctor said for me to be so careful and pretty much do nothing until this is done and i have chest pains all the time every single day so this now just has me scared that I'm going to die soon. Anyways I'm still as I'm typing this not sure why im saying any of this its for a few reasons i think its just so scary how fragile life really is because my cousins husband who passed away i seen him a few times a week and literally just the other day and he was fine and he was fine this morning and now he's gone. I don't know I'm just going to stop and end on this because I don't know what to say and i don't know what to think or do or anything not about him or myself this is all just so horrible remember to tell your loved ones you love them every time you see them you will never know when its going to be the last time. 😥

[@godsstrongestschizo]

how’s it going now?

[@chrisgallant42]

I’ll do it I got healthy kidneys I’ll do it for your friend I’m not looking for anything I don’t drink or nor do I do drugs I’m pretty healthy