My uncle is blood type O and needs a kidney [View all]
Just remember folks, you have 2 kidneys and can live a long perfectly healthy life with just one.
I am not a match otherwise I would have given him one years ago. He's been on the transplant list for over 3 years and hasn't even had one kidney offerred to him. There are people on that list who have actually turned down kidneys because they were not a good match. But my uncle has never even gotten that close. The only way he is ever going to get a kidney is if someone donates a living kidney.
It's because of his age ...he's almst 65...and his blood type...O...that is keeping him from getting a deceased donor kidney. There is a back log nationwide of blood type O transplant patients because it is the universal donor. Everyone can accept O blood type, so an O kidney usually goes to someone else.
But longevity runs in his family so a donation would give a good long life. Here's the website all about him if you would like to know more. Spread the site far and wide if you can. https://www.helpaharbin.com
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