Vital organs: 'My wife gave me the gift of life'
Irish Times | Brian OConnell
Photo: Richard and Anna Costello
The news this week that Joe Brolly’s donation of a kidney had failed drew attention to amazing acts of generosity that take place regularly â€" and to the fact that most transplants are very successful
THE ISSUE OF live organ donation came to the fore this week through an act of selflessness between two friends. When the GAA pundit and former Derry footballer Joe Brolly heard that the only possibility for a kidney transplant for a fellow under-10s coach, Shane Finnegan, was through a live organ donor, he presented himself as a candidate. Finnegan had been waiting for a transplant for more than six years, and, given the waiting lists and the availability of organ donors, his chances were slim. So, given that most people can function perfectly well with one kidney, Brolly went through detailed screening that determined his organ would be a suitable match for Finnegan.
Unfortunately, although the transplanted organ functioned well initially, complications arose, and last weekend, after nine days, later the transplanted kidney had to be removed because of what medical staff called a “rare and unfortunate occurrenceâ€. Both men are now recovering, and despite the setback they are expected to lead a public drive for more living organ donations in the near future.
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{Register to be an organ,eye and tissue donor. To learn how, www.donatelife.net or www.organdonor.gov}
Photo: Richard and Anna Costello
The news this week that Joe Brolly’s donation of a kidney had failed drew attention to amazing acts of generosity that take place regularly â€" and to the fact that most transplants are very successful
THE ISSUE OF live organ donation came to the fore this week through an act of selflessness between two friends. When the GAA pundit and former Derry footballer Joe Brolly heard that the only possibility for a kidney transplant for a fellow under-10s coach, Shane Finnegan, was through a live organ donor, he presented himself as a candidate. Finnegan had been waiting for a transplant for more than six years, and, given the waiting lists and the availability of organ donors, his chances were slim. So, given that most people can function perfectly well with one kidney, Brolly went through detailed screening that determined his organ would be a suitable match for Finnegan.
Unfortunately, although the transplanted organ functioned well initially, complications arose, and last weekend, after nine days, later the transplanted kidney had to be removed because of what medical staff called a “rare and unfortunate occurrenceâ€. Both men are now recovering, and despite the setback they are expected to lead a public drive for more living organ donations in the near future.
Read more
{Register to be an organ,eye and tissue donor. To learn how, www.donatelife.net or www.organdonor.gov}
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