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Would you donate a piece of your liver to your otherwise healthy mom if there was a 75% chance that you (healthy adult) would not make it alive but there was a 90% chance that your mom would survive?
I really don't know if I could make a decision like that.
I suspect that because I feel that it's 100% sure that everyone will die at some point, maybe it's time for Mom to face that her time is nearing. I don't think that most mothers would want a child to take such a chance.
Organ transplants are commonplace now, but I still feel that from one living being to another, is a chance that shouldn't be taken. It's a noble thing to do, but still, since we don't know what the future holds for either person, there are too many "what-if" situations involved. There is no way of knowing if the mother's life would be improved or extended by the surgery. The only sure thing would be that the donor's life outlook would not be as good as before.
Would you donate a piece of your liver to your otherwise healthy mom if there was a 75% chance that you (healthy adult) would not make it alive but there was a 90% chance that your mom would survive?
I really don't know if I could make a decision like that.
I suspect that because I feel that it's 100% sure that everyone will die at some point, maybe it's time for Mom to face that her time is nearing. I don't think that most mothers would want a child to take such a chance.
Organ transplants are commonplace now, but I still feel that from one living being to another, is a chance that shouldn't be taken. It's a noble thing to do, but still, since we don't know what the future holds for either person, there are too many "what-if" situations involved. There is no way of knowing if the mother's life would be improved or extended by the surgery. The only sure thing would be that the donor's life outlook would not be as good as before.
I agree .
My heart is pounding even thinking about being in this situation. I love my mom and I would do almost anything to save her, but as a MOM shoudn't my kids come first, because I sure think they would suffer the most if they lost their mom (Me)
I would do it in a minute also. I might add that having no kids of my own it's easier for me to make a decision like this, having a family of my own would change everything.
Parents do not want to bury their children; they count on being buried by them. How would the mother feel if the child does not make it? 25% chance that the child would not make it, in the example given. One in four. Not very good odds. Other things being equal (and of course they are not), the younger a person is at the age of death, the more tragic it is. 55 is young to die - much still awaits that person. 35 is even younger - much more still awaits that person.
I don't believe a doctor would take anything from anyones body unless there was a 75% chance that both parties would live, or better odds.
Remember, first do no harm.
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