[Frqy3]

As someone who has lived more than an extra 10 years of life due to receiving a transplant, I am very happy to take my daily immunosuppressant medication.

For context, I was in my 30s when I had the transplant. If I was 70+, then perhaps I might pass.

I hope you are never in the position of being on a waiting list for an organ donation, but it is much easier to dismiss an abstract idea of saving some unspecified life versus facing short term uncertainty about your own continued life.

[shabda]

High five! I received my transplant at age of 24, nine years ago. I hope many, many years of life to you.

I hope anyone reading this thread considers signing up to be an organ donor. There is very few free lunches, but organ transplant is one of them.

Also, this line from the parent post requires a response:

> I don't think we have such a shortage of people that we have to save every and each one no matter the cost.

Organ donations are huge net positives for society. In a world with no organ transplants, the renal failure patients would be spending an average of 5 years longer on dialysis, which ties up hospitals, patients and caregivers mush longer than a transplant operation plus+ immunosuppressive treatments do.

[hutzlibu]

Signed up long ago. Why not, I mean why would I care what happens to my organs, if I am dead? So if someone can benefit, good for them and good for you!