Would You Give Yours Away?
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (55163)
July 6, 2017 7:55am CST
Would you give one of your kidneys to your spouse or a close family member who is desperately in need?. There was a news item some years ago about a famous comedian/ actor who divorced his wife five years after receiving one of her kidneys.
I am wondering, would she have given it to him if she had even dreamed that their 17 year- old marriage would end in divorce.
I would definitely give one of mine to my mother, father, sister , brother or child - but I would have to be very sure that my spouse loves me before I give him one of my kidneys.
What are your thoughts?
I would definitely give one of mine to my mother, father, sister , brother or child - but I would have to be very sure that my spouse loves me before I give him one of my kidneys.
What are your thoughts?32 people like this
36 responses
@Kandae11 (55163)
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6 Jul 17
Ironically In my post "The Proposal" @hopefulman and myself were discussing whether it was a good thing for a woman to ask a man to marry her. And I did say that it wasn't such a good idea, because if anything went wrong, he could always say -" you asked me - not I". In the case of the comedian, I think she was the one who proposed.
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@vandana7 (100609)
• India
6 Jul 17
@Kandae11 .. Ah it hardly matters who asks whom. If tables were turned, it would be she who would be saying the same thing. lol. What matters is caring. She cared, he did not. If he knew what his feelings for her were, he should have disclosed them..saying I love you and care for you...but not as much as you love and care for me. She would know where she stands, and then it would be her decision whether she went ahead and did that.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
6 Jul 17
At one time yes I would have.
At this point, no.
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@cacay1 (83577)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
1 Sep 17
@TiarasOceanView , yes friend, I know, you won't
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
6 Jul 17
I would not hesitate to give one to those that I love.
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@cacay1 (83577)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
1 Sep 17
@BelleStarr oh, what a love!
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@allknowing (137708)
• India
6 Jul 17
If I were the only source and there was no other I would
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@1creekgirl (41722)
• United States
6 Jul 17
I wouldn't hesitate to give a kidney to any of my kids or husband and I believe they would do the same for me.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
7 Jul 17
I would and I am sure that comedian's wife thought he was in love with her after being together for 17 years but he still took the kidney and left. Not sure why. It is difficult to know for sure.
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@Luke35 (81)
• United States
6 Jul 17
I wouldn't necessarily do it for a stranger, but would absolutely do it for a family member. And as for the 'divorce' question; I have no fear that my wife and I are together forever, but even if there was a chance otherwise, the chance of divorce in 3 years wouldn't dissuade me from giving her a kidney today.
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@jobelbojel (36030)
• Philippines
7 Jul 17
If there is no problem with my health and organ and if it is okay for me to give, I will do it for my family.
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@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
6 Jul 17
probably not because one of my kidneys is bad already.. if i give away the good one I will be in trouble.
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
7 Jul 17
I definitely would. My mother lived most of her life with only one kidney, after a serious illness. She lived to be 93 with only one, so that showed me that I could easily give one away and still live a full life. And saving the life of someone I love would mean so much to me!
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@andriaperry (117141)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 Jul 17
Yes I would. But I would make him sign papers stating if he left he has to leave my kidney
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