#Organ Donor

[great-and-small]

Obviously everyone should be an organ donor because your final act of compassion on this planet can leave an indelible mark on thousands of people by the act of saving a single life, but also there is the reasonable possibility that your eyes will continue to see lizards after your death and why tf would you not opt in to that?

[incognitopolls]

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[reasonsforhope]

"For the first time, genetically modified pig kidneys provided “life-sustaining kidney function” during the course of a planned seven-day clinical study—a first step in addressing the critical crisis worldwide of kidney donor organ shortage.

The University of Alabama’s pre-clinical human study at Birmingham also advances the science and promise of xenotransplantation as a therapy to potentially cure end-stage kidney disease—just as a human-to-human transplants can.

“It has been truly extraordinary to see the first-ever preclinical demonstration that appropriately modified pig kidneys can provide normal, life-sustaining kidney function in a human safely and be achieved using a standard immunosuppression regimen,” said UAB transplant surgeon scientist Jayme Locke, M.D., director of UAB’s Comprehensive Transplant Institute and lead author of the paper...

The peer-reviewed findings published last month in JAMA Surgery describes the pioneering pre-clinical human research performed on a recipient experiencing brain death...

The pre-clinical human brain death model developed at UAB can evaluate the safety and feasibility of pig-to-human kidney xenografts, or transplants, without risk to a living human. It is named for transplant pioneer Jim Parsons, an organ donor whose family generously donated his body to advance xenotransplant kidney research, like the latest patient did.

A Critical Need

Kidney disease kills more people each year than breast or prostate cancer, while more than 90,000 people are on the transplant waiting list. More than 800,000 Americans are living with kidney failure and 240 Americans on dialysis die every day. The wait for a deceased donor kidney can be as long as five to 10 years, and almost 5,000 people per year die waiting for a kidney transplant.

Groundbreaking Study Details

The 52-year-old study subject for this research lived with hypertension and stage 2 chronic kidney disease, which affects more than one in seven U.S. adults, or an estimated 37 million Americans. As part of this study, the subject had both of his native kidneys removed and dialysis stopped, followed by a crossmatch-compatible xenotransplant with two 10 gene-edited pig kidneys, or UKidney.

The transplanted pig kidneys made urine within four minutes of re-perfusion and produced more than 37 liters of urine in the first 24 hours. The pig kidneys continued to function as they would in a living human for the entirety of the seven-day study. Also, the kidneys were still viable at the time the study was concluded.

“In the first 24 hours these kidneys made over 37 liters of urine,” said Dr. Locke. “It was really a remarkable thing to see.” ...

Gene editing in pigs to reduce immune rejection has made organ transplants from pigs to humans possible. The natural lifespan of a pig is 30 years, they are easily bred, and they have organs of similar size to humans. Genetically modified pig kidneys have been extensively tested in non-human primates, and the addition of UAB’s preclinical human research model—the Parsons Model—now provides important information about the safety and efficacy of kidneys in human transplant recipients."

-via Good News Network, September 17, 2023

[animentality]

[109moons]

Was really feeling myself today.

[shame-is-a-wasted-emotion]

A new one shot !!

Hey guys!! I am back again. This time,not with an update on the Valentine fic but with a new one shot

She Gave Me Two Hearts (read it on AO3)

Rating:Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning:No Archive Warnings Apply

Category:

M/M

Fandoms:Glee,Klaine-Fandom,Glee Klaine

Relationship:Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel

Words:3674

Characters:

Blaine Anderson,Kurt Hummel,Original Characters,Original Child(ren) of Kurt Hummel

Summary:

Kurt Anderson-Hummel found some reports pertaining to Blaine Anderson-Hummel about his past medical records which contained a very shocking secret. What would happen when Blaine finds it? How would they handle it together?

Older! Klaine

so the things that might trigger you: Organ transplant mention, incredibly heart breaking. You might cry (or you might not)

Things you dont have to worry: Blood, injury description.

[dasenergi]

Background on this post - I have a cousin who died while on the waiting list for a new lung. Being an organ donor is important. It saves lives.

[girlactionfigure]

I made a post the other day informing that in Lucy Dee's death she saved the lives of 5 other people due to her organs being donated.

This is 51 year old Leital Valenci, she is a mother of 2 sons who needed an urgent heart transplant. This week she received the heart of the late Lucy Dee z"l, who was murdered in the terrorist attack

She said: "During the eight months I waited for a transplant, I knew that if I received a heart transplant, it would involve someone else's tragedy. May there be a price for the new life I am getting, it is a truly noble act."

Mazal tov to Leital and may Lucy's memory be for a blessing!

Uri Gobey

[sebengineer101]

Deeply saddened by the tragic death of Tere Livingstone, a league rugby player Papamoa. It's just devastating and heart-wrenching to see a young life tragically cut short in an accident involving a rugby game, so I'd like to express my deepest condolences and thoughts to his whanau and friends at this really difficult time. However, I'm glad to hear that the young man donated his organs. Again, my sympathies are with his family at this difficult time.

[high-quality-tiktoks]

I’m sorry to disappoint you all😭

[very-uncorrect]

Just came in the mail today :D

[uktvibe]

Won’t you? 🗡

[mirsvintagesonytv]

This may be controversial but I Genuinely wish people would stop being all arrogant and patronising Abt organ donation.

Like people talking abt organ donation to me is the equivalent of those virtue signalling posts on tiktok that’s like “if you don’t do this you’re a shit human being and don’t deserve genuine love or care” cuz yeah organ donation is important but so is respecting people’s wishes who don’t feel comfortable doing it. For example if your religion doesn’t allow it. Me personally I’m not opposed to organ donation but I don’t want to sign up (I live in a country where I’m automatically assumed an organ donor unless I opt out anyways) because I have such bad anxiety if I think about it I will have a panic attack. And I struggle rlly bad w intrusive thoughts and one occurring one is Abt having my organs removed so I just hate thinking about it bc it’s genuinely really distressing for me. Like the thought of having my organs taken is just so panic inducing and awful for me to think about because it reminds me of how I’m going to die one day and I’m actually terrified of that so xxxxx and whenever I try to explain this to people when I say I’m not an organ donor (haven’t got a card that u get when u sign up) it’s like “WHY NOT??!?!?!?” “YOULL BE DEAD YOU WONT NEED THEM!!!” “WHY ARE YOU SUCH A SHIT PERSON DO YOU NOT CARE ABOUT OTHERS IN NEED????” Like no. Just let me explain for two secs and stop being an asshole !!! I just think that it’s stupid cuz I think that even if it’s not for religious reasons we should still respect the wishes of the dead. If I say I don’t want to donate I don’t want to and I have a valid reason and that should be respected. I get that organ donation is struggling bc of aging population but you don’t have to make me feel guilty about my genuine fears and anxieties because you want to make yourself look better. Cuz these people don’t care they just wanna make themselves seem better than you most of the time. And they just scream at you and it’s really upsetting.

[109moons]

My scar makes me feel empowered now. If I can live through this, I can live through anything.

[4everbrookemarie]

Darius Lamar aka Handsome (as I call/called) you. You gained your wings and still saved lives and became another hero again today. Because of you, today a child gets to visually see their parents for the very first time. A child gets the kidney that they needed to survive. Another child got a kidney transplant that they needed. Elsewhere a person gets to have your loving heart put in their chest to walk around with you in them and a lady is getting the skin graft thanks to you. Not only were you amazing in the 19 years that you walked this earth, but you are still amazing and helping others while you walk around in heaven.! I love you, loved you and will continue to love you, handsome! Walk around heaven and please give my granny a big hug for me.!

[xeno42alpha]

I got an organ donor card and on my book that includes whole body uses like raising the dead