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Talking about organ donation

‘ON FEB. 26 local Harry
‘Brown became the most
‘recent recipient of a kidney
‘donation. Brown’s brother
-Murphy bad donated the
‘kidney.

: Ifa living donor hadn’t
been found for Brown, he
‘would have had to join a list
of over 300 people, waiting
for kidney transplants in
B.C,

. The average wait is 26
months, aud some people
don’t have that long.

‘Last year 22 people died
in this province while wait-
ing for a kidney,” says local
Karen Reid,

She donated a kidney to
her husband Al in Septem-
ber 1994,

_ She’s encouraging people
lo talk to their family about
their wishes about organ
donation.

- [f only one per cent of the
people who died last year in
car accidents in British
Columbia became organ
donors, there would be no
one on the transplant wait-
ing list.

' Karen and Al were lucky
that she was able to become
a donor for him.

: “T wasn’t even aware |
could be a donor,’’ says
Karen.

Al had developed kidney

failure as a result of being
diabetic,
_it had a dramatic impact
on his life. He was constant-
ly tired, sick and lost a lot of
muscle.

“Tt was all I conld do to
even go downtown and buy

KAREN REID donated a kidney to her husband Al one and a half years ago. If
she hadn't been a compatible match, Al would have likely ended up on a lang
waiting list for a kidney. The couple are encouraging people to talk about organ

donation to their families.

groceries,’’ explained Al.

He eventually ended up on
dialysis four times a day in
the months preceding his
operation.

Since the operation his life
has improved a great deal.
He still takes 15 pills a day
for infection and anti-
rejection, but he is essential-
ly able to lead a normal life.

Usually if a person who is

sull alive wishes to donate a
kidney, they must have a
close relationship with the
person who will receive (he
kidney. That’s. too  dis-

‘courage any potential black

market activity.

Bul that also makes it
more difficult for those who
need a kidney transplant

This month  canvassers
will be going door to door,

telling people abowt organ
donation and asking for
donalions to fund research
and education for the Kid-
ney Foundation of Canada.
Karen and Al are en-
couraging people to talk to

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