Organ-donating: One is Lost for Another to Start Anew. or are They?

Every day, hundreds, if not more, die from waiting for a new vital organ that never came. Many times, even after receiving that “life-saving” heart or liver is actually what has killed them. However, Science has been coming closer to figuring out methods of making organ transplanting easier and more effective to take, although some methods may seem to be on a more ethically debatable issue than others. Before we dive into the solutions to our current problems, let us look onto what problems we’ve faced along the way.

Time

This is the biggest issue that faces most of those on the organ transplant list. Time is a luxury that seems entirely endless to those of us that are healthy, but to those who’s bodies are failing on them due to either mistreatment of their body, faulty genes, parasites, or something else, time is a luxury they just cannot afford.

We will use Bob as an example for this. Bob seemed entirely healthy, and lived a very happy life. He worked his dream job as a fireman, he has a two-story house with a garage, and he is married to a beautiful woman and has two beautiful children. Everyone loves Bob; he is a joy to have at work, and is just that guy that you know is going places. Tragedy strikes poor Bob in the form of a car accident. Another driver runs a red light right as he’s going through an intersection, and hits Bob’s car directly on the side. The crash immediately knocks Bob out, and he wakes up hours later in the hospital. Soon after, the doctors tell him that he is lucky to be alive, but he isn’t out of the woods yet. You see, in the accident, the driver managed to hit him in such a spot that it caused a piece of the car to jab into Bob’s torso, causing severe damage to his liver and kidneys. He is put on a dialysis machine right away, and machines work around the clock to keep poor Bob alive. Bob is immediately put on the organ transplant list, where he will wait for weeks on end. Finally, the bill becomes too much for his insurance company to pay, and cuts him off. Bob now has to pay the bills with his own pocket money. Another month goes by, and Bob is in trouble. His health is rapidly deteriorating, and he is struggling to breathe. Worse yet, he has almost entirely depleted his funds, and has resorted to selling his house to pay the bills.