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Setting up to be a live altruistic kidney donor at Mayo Az. Original recipient decided she wanted a womans kidney. Go figure. Anyway here I am with a kidney all dressed up with nowhere to go. Is life insurance going to be an issue afterwards? I don't have it now and I told my kid just don't pick me up from the coroner when they call. But you know how family is. They want something to put on the shelf in a bottle. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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@trooperdogg1960, Thank you for considering being a living kidney donor. Another term used for for altruistic donation is a Nondiret donation. Nondirected living donors are people who donate organs, usually kidneys, to people they don't know. The organs are given anonymously as gifts without expectation of something in return.
Here is what the National Kidney Foundation says about altruistic/nondirect kidney donation: "To donate to anyone, contact any transplant center." https://www.kidney.org/kidney-topics/becoming-living-donor
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Here is information from Mayo Clinic:
- Nondirected living-donor transplant
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/nondirected-living-donor/pyc-20384850
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trooperdogg1960, Have you already filled out a living donor application form?
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What a wonderful, generous and kind person you are! A true hero! Someone will be very grateful to receive your kidney! I would recommend getting whole life or at least term life insurance now, because you may have difficulty later. Your kidney function should return to normal after a period of recovery from your donation, but life insurance can become hard to get if you have any kidney related issue. I would hope that donation would not prevent you from obtaining life insurance, but might be better to get it now just in case. I am a living donor kidney recipient. Thank you for being willing to give someone this precious gift!