Last week on two separate occasions I was disturbed at the awareness levels among generally, well educated people about Kidney related disease - especially, transplant scenarios.
I met a seemingly progressive young woman, who asked me why I was wearing a mask...after my story in a nutshell, she asked, "really? your mom had to donate a kidney? A well reputed, big hospital can't get you a kidney if you told them you need one?"
*Sigh! where does one begin explaining?
What's worse, at the transplant centre, I learnt that both parents of a 13 year old needing a transplant, having the same blood group were refusing to donate their kidney. Putting this 13 year old at risk and pain...'cos somewhere they feel there might be some other option to get a kidney.
:( - I felt incredibly grateful to my mom at that point.
Shockingly, this awareness levels among the urban, educated class is after a series of recent loud Organ donation campaigns in leading news papers across the country.
I met a seemingly progressive young woman, who asked me why I was wearing a mask...after my story in a nutshell, she asked, "really? your mom had to donate a kidney? A well reputed, big hospital can't get you a kidney if you told them you need one?"
*Sigh! where does one begin explaining?
What's worse, at the transplant centre, I learnt that both parents of a 13 year old needing a transplant, having the same blood group were refusing to donate their kidney. Putting this 13 year old at risk and pain...'cos somewhere they feel there might be some other option to get a kidney.
:( - I felt incredibly grateful to my mom at that point.
Shockingly, this awareness levels among the urban, educated class is after a series of recent loud Organ donation campaigns in leading news papers across the country.
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