tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post7225627779156946805..comments2014-11-08T23:53:46.514-08:00Comments on Virtuous Woman: Just one kidney, pleaseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17975452703322287402noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-9741065529174093732011-12-11T17:53:54.449-08:002011-12-11T17:53:54.449-08:00Wow, Ate Geraldine, that's terrible! I pray sh...Wow, Ate Geraldine, that's terrible! I pray she finds a match somehow...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975452703322287402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-37762796158942059092011-12-11T17:31:23.134-08:002011-12-11T17:31:23.134-08:00i love the story coz i simply relate on that... bc...i love the story coz i simply relate on that... bcoz i have also a friend who suffered in from the same illness she need a kidney transplant but sadly no one in her family has a match.. there is no choice but to go in to dialysis twice a week... God bless u more chic and the rest of ur family...geraldineluinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-55752688841526423392011-12-11T10:49:50.284-08:002011-12-11T10:49:50.284-08:00JT--3 times, really?? LOL. But thanks for your fr...JT--3 times, really?? LOL. But thanks for your frank honesty. That was a huge part of the conversation at work. What is at stake here? What's the probability that my volunteered kidney would keep this person alive? There are some serious things to consider--just testing if you're a match alone, thanks several weeks of absence from work and here, especially in NYC, your time off is limited then you're replaced, etc., etc., Not an overnight decision, definitely. But there are really altruistic people out there who do not care about the sacrifice. They see a life. They see a need. They give of themselves. God bless them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975452703322287402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-42810672105729590372011-12-11T10:46:58.222-08:002011-12-11T10:46:58.222-08:00@Charles, thanks--LOLOL, I know, right?@Charles, thanks--LOLOL, I know, right?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975452703322287402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-34989152651797062702011-12-11T10:46:22.239-08:002011-12-11T10:46:22.239-08:00Ate, what a beautiful act of Christianity in that ...Ate, what a beautiful act of Christianity in that girl's part! What a worthwhile sacrifice! Mark's Dad actually gave up a kidney to a guy who barely knew, can you imagine? There are just amazing, amazing people out there!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975452703322287402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-69629032990488331702011-12-11T08:16:57.606-08:002011-12-11T08:16:57.606-08:00No Chic, this is me. (you know who) LOL. While rea...No Chic, this is me. (you know who) LOL. While reading this I thought to myself "if I was asked in a crunch and someone I knew was in dire need of a kidney, would I donate?" If the situation was that I was somehow on my way out of this world, then like Chin, who cares. I am a donor and I have given plasma and blood both (unfortunately not always from the kindness of my heart, but I was in need). But I really had to think about this, human nature in general stipulates that you make it through this life without hurt or harm and hopefully in one piece! Knowing that I might be on medications for life poses some other doubts. The next stage in reasoning is "does this person deserve to get this thing?" And "what do I get in return? " I guess me asking for that kidney favor back is no longer on the table for us huh? The last stage, like acceptance, is the convincing oneself that this is the right thing to do and you have empathy towards them and hope that 20 years minimum is the least use they get from it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-70234403975252834972011-12-11T08:16:40.237-08:002011-12-11T08:16:40.237-08:00No Chic, this is me. (you know who) LOL. While rea...No Chic, this is me. (you know who) LOL. While reading this I thought to myself "if I was asked in a crunch and someone I knew was in dire need of a kidney, would I donate?" If the situation was that I was somehow on my way out of this world, then like Chin, who cares. I am a donor and I have given plasma and blood both (unfortunately not always from the kindness of my heart, but I was in need). But I really had to think about this, human nature in general stipulates that you make it through this life without hurt or harm and hopefully in one piece! Knowing that I might be on medications for life poses some other doubts. The next stage in reasoning is "does this person deserve to get this thing?" And "what do I get in return? " I guess me asking for that kidney favor back is no longer on the table for us huh? The last stage, like acceptance, is the convincing oneself that this is the right thing to do and you have empathy towards them and hope that 20 years minimum is the least use they get from it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-43262601191255838802011-12-11T08:16:16.216-08:002011-12-11T08:16:16.216-08:00No Chic, this is me. (you know who) LOL. While rea...No Chic, this is me. (you know who) LOL. While reading this I thought to myself "if I was asked in a crunch and someone I knew was in dire need of a kidney, would I donate?" If the situation was that I was somehow on my way out of this world, then like Chin, who cares. I am a donor and I have given plasma and blood both (unfortunately not always from the kindness of my heart, but I was in need). But I really had to think about this, human nature in general stipulates that you make it through this life without hurt or harm and hopefully in one piece! Knowing that I might be on medications for life poses some other doubts. The next stage in reasoning is "does this person deserve to get this thing?" And "what do I get in return? " I guess me asking for that kidney favor back is no longer on the table for us huh? The last stage, like acceptance, is the convincing oneself that this is the right thing to do and you have empathy towards them and hope that 20 years minimum is the least use they get from it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-40528341694138570082011-12-11T02:33:03.316-08:002011-12-11T02:33:03.316-08:00Well done, Chic! Well, at least I know now PJ has ...Well done, Chic! Well, at least I know now PJ has hair to donate..(albeit not by choice since its falling off)...lol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-23303725566818871702011-12-10T16:58:56.140-08:002011-12-10T16:58:56.140-08:00Haha! Yes, I was the first one to comment. Lol aka...Haha! Yes, I was the first one to comment. Lol aka Ate Chin.<br /><br />Evan said he would give me his kidney in a heart beat too and the only thing I like about it is that I have something of himself inside of me - literally. Lol.<br /><br />But I think I understand what you're saying - I don't want anyone giving me their kidney either. I don't want anyone suffering for my sake. I don't know, I think it'll make me feel bad. And I don't want to be blamed for every suffering they're going through. And what if they die and I remain alive? That would really make me feel terrible. <br /><br />You know I know someone in Tampa church Evan and I went to while we were living in Florida - a Polish girl - single, in her late twenties who felt that she was a match for this black man's need of kidney. His family couldn't give it to him because they weren't a match. She told them that she felt in her heart she was a match and sure enough they tested her and she was a match and she gave him her kidney and kept him alive for the sake of his family. I saw her after she gave her kidney and she's not as healthy and strong as before but she seemed very happy she did it. Talk about Christ' love working through her.Sheila Copphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768135781955103507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-66889742595750815802011-12-09T13:41:18.669-08:002011-12-09T13:41:18.669-08:00LOL, Anonymous! (JT?) I think kidneys do not discr...LOL, Anonymous! (JT?) I think kidneys do not discriminate, no matter the size. But thanks for the "bony frame" compliment. Totally loving that! lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975452703322287402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-87185154488224178112011-12-09T08:02:22.607-08:002011-12-09T08:02:22.607-08:00I'd give you a kidney! Except you're so pe...I'd give you a kidney! Except you're so petite, that my kidney, won't fit into your little bony frame. Well it's the thought that counts! And I wouldn't disreguard your friends so easily. So, boo-hoo to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-21076988838603639952011-12-08T18:52:05.342-08:002011-12-08T18:52:05.342-08:00And will that be the hair on the floor that fell o...And will that be the hair on the floor that fell off your head?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975452703322287402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-90359265370097593122011-12-08T18:20:38.225-08:002011-12-08T18:20:38.225-08:00I'll give you some of my hair if you need it (...I'll give you some of my hair if you need it (and that's a luxury for me my friend, you know I don't have much left!)Lemuel Jones A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06351742535810867048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-68445338579746414902011-12-08T15:44:09.332-08:002011-12-08T15:44:09.332-08:00HAHAHA!! This has to be you, Ate Chin! Yes, I kno...HAHAHA!! This has to be you, Ate Chin! Yes, I know you guys would give me a kidney (I should have specified that on this blog); but I just immediately dismissed it because my knee-jerk reaction was that I wouldn't take it--God forbid you find yourselves in the same situation. So I ventured off to friends and other families. Friends...maybe one or two with a lot of coercing, lol. But these were my immediate thoughts. I think it's a reflection more on how I view myself than how others view me. Hmm...that's for the next blog. lol. (On the other hand, it's good to be a donor, Ate!) lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975452703322287402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952562360251105483.post-71616930169946486702011-12-08T15:36:15.229-08:002011-12-08T15:36:15.229-08:00Well, rest easy, I will give you my kidney. And I&...Well, rest easy, I will give you my kidney. And I'm sure Damariz would too. And probably Daddy and who knows gazillion more of your friends and relatives.<br /><br />And no, my license does not say I'm a donor either. Mommy long time ago had stopped me from making that crazy decision. Lol. she said if you get into a car accident they won't even try to keep you alive - they'll chop you up open and get your kidney and all your organs while you're still breathing. I mean, the thought of it now makes me feel like - heh, so let them. Who cares?<br /><br />But maybe people like you and Evan and all other people that I think love me, probably do. So I hope you'll re-think about being a donor? If it's true what mommy says anyway.<br /><br />On the other hand, what the heck is living all about anyway? If it's all about having a relationship with God - the sooner we get where He is, the better...I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com