Woman 'sacked after donating kidney to save boss's life'

Dimple said:
If her boss was number 50 in the queue waiting for dead people to donate she would have moved to 49 because the woman donated.
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Nah that would be pointless as an incentive - AFAIK they can avoid the queue just as a friend/relative can donate to get you off the list you can also agree a mutual swap with another donor's friend or relative.

Patient A needs kidney Friend A is willing to donate but isn't a match to patient A

Patient B also needs a kidney, Friend B is willing to donate but isn't a match to patient B

If the friend A matches patient B and vice versa then they can swap - I donate to your friend if you'll donate to my friend.

Otherwise the patient is on the list waiting for a dead guy's kidney.
 
I think it's idiotic of someone to donate a kidney to someone who isn't family or a very close friend, and I mean close.

I couldn't live with myself if a situation arose where a family member died because I wasn't able to donate a kidney I had previously donated to someone I didn't know or care about.
 
dowie said:
Nah that would be pointless as an incentive - AFAIK they can avoid the queue just as a friend/relative can donate to get you off the list you can also agree a mutual swap with another donor's friend or relative.

Patient A needs kidney Friend A is willing to donate but isn't a match to patient A

Patient B also needs a kidney, Friend B is willing to donate but isn't a match to patient B

If the friend A matches patient B and vice versa then they can swap - I donate to your friend if you'll donate to my friend.

Otherwise the patient is on the list waiting for a dead guy's kidney.
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Of course but in this case we have no idea, so as far as we know she went up one place.
In fact there is no mention if the boss ever had a kidney.
 
valkynaz said:
I couldn't live with myself if a situation arose where a family member died because I wasn't able to donate a kidney I had previously donated to someone I didn't know or care about.
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This is obviously a personal thing, but would you not be happy knowing you'd saved anyone's life? I'd be gutted family member needed one and I couldn't help out, but knowing that you saved anyone's life must be a wonderful feeling.
 
dirtychinchilla said:
This is obviously a personal thing, but would you not be happy knowing you'd saved anyone's life? I'd be gutted family member needed one and I couldn't help out, but knowing that you saved anyone's life must be a wonderful feeling.
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That's why I'm on the NHS Organ Donation Register. All of my donatable body parts will go to a good cause after my death. Obviously I wouldn't be able to feel it after death, but the feeling is there while I am alive. Knowing that my death can help transform the lives of up to 7 different people. But during my time living, I'd rather have a spare kidney as a "spare part" if you will, for a family member. As you say it is a personal thing, but I'd be more at comfort knowing that if anything does go wrong I am here to help, rather than not being able to help a family member but having helped someone else.
 
Ironically if all of us who were willing to donate a kidney to family were to donate a kidney now there'd be no shortage.

Anyway, within our lifetimes medical science will produce replacement organs.
 
Dimple said:
Of course but in this case we have no idea, so as far as we know she went up one place.
In fact there is no mention if the boss ever had a kidney.
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no that would just be silly - then again... you might well be right...

only in america...

edit - nah that isn't what happens... even in america it seems - not a straightforward as a I'll donate to your friend if you'll donate to mine but same principle albeit with a chain of people:

Stevens's kidney was not a good match for Brucia, but she agreed to donate it to a stranger in St. Louis, Missouri, setting up a transplant chain that enabled Brucia to receive a better-matched kidney from a donor in San Francisco.
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They informed her they had heard from other employees that Brucia was harassing Stevens. They in turn moved Stevens to another dealership fifty miles away, and then abruptly fired her.
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That's all anyone would need to hear. HR knew Stevens was the victim but moved, then fired her and not the offender.
 
Also, according to the NHS Organ Donation website, there is a 1 in 3000 chance of death for living kidney donors. I would only be willing to take such a risk for a family member. But maybe I'm just being overly cautious. 1 in 3000 is roughly a 0.03% death rate for living kidney donors which doesn't seem that high but it is human life on the line.
 
valkynaz said:
Also, according to the NHS Organ Donation website, there is a 1 in 3000 chance of death for living kidney donors. I would only be willing to take such a risk for a family member. But maybe I'm just being overly cautious. 1 in 3000 is roughly a 0.03% death rate for living kidney donors which doesn't seem that high but it is human life on the line.
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What is the odds of the patient that needs a kidney dying because they didn't get one? is it higher than 0.03%?
 
valkynaz said:
That's why I'm on the NHS Organ Donation Register. All of my donatable body parts will go to a good cause after my death. Obviously I wouldn't be able to feel it after death, but the feeling is there while I am alive. Knowing that my death can help transform the lives of up to 7 different people. But during my time living, I'd rather have a spare kidney as a "spare part" if you will, for a family member. As you say it is a personal thing, but I'd be more at comfort knowing that if anything does go wrong I am here to help, rather than not being able to help a family member but having helped someone else.
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Off topic question, but how do I put myself on that list?
 
bhavv said:
Off topic question, but how do I put myself on that list?
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You can sign up online on the NHS Organ Donation website here.

During the sign up process you can select which organs you want to be donated when you pass. After completing it you will receive a plastic credit card sized card with your First and Last name on it so you can show you are on the list and to show off :D. As it says on the website, it's worthwhile telling your family that you are registering for the list so that when the time comes they don't get a massive shock when a doctor comes up to them and tells them they want to cut you open to harvest your organs.
 
MooMoo444 said:
Well donating an organ, as noble as it is, doesn't guarantee you a job for life.
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Well no, but when you're donating it to your boss, and the reason you get fired is related to the donation, then it's pretty scummy.

I'm not usually a fan of the whole "sue everyone!" culture in America, but in this instance I hope the victim takes them for millions. :mad:
 
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