Television Viewers Offer Kidneys to Natalie Cole - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 04-01-2009, 03:47 PM

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When it comes to getting a kidney transplant, being a celebrity may help.

In an appearance on CNN’s Larry King Live last night, singer Natalie Cole said both of her kidneys had failed due to Hepatitis C, and that she’s on dialysis three times a week as she waits for a donor on a long list of patients. As the show progressed, CNN received emails from “dozens” of people, as King described it, who were willing to be tested to see if they could donate a kidney to the Grammy-award winning daughter of singer Nat King Cole.

“There are some great human beings out there. That’s all I can say,” Cole said, according to CNN.

It’s not always so easy to give away a kidney, however. As a WSJ article from late 2007 explained, hospitals are often reluctant to perform transplants that involve donors who are strangers or have only distant relationships with the recipients.

For one, the kidney-transplant U.S. waiting list has nearly 80,000 people, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing.

The list was set up to allocate organs fairly, targeting the neediest and best-matched patients first. Hospitals worry that donations from strangers, for instance via online matching sites, give an unfair advantage to certain recipients, such as those savvy enough to craft heart-stirring pleas. A celebrity, one might imagine, could fall into that sort of compelling category. Hospitals also worry about the mental stability of donors and whether they may secretly be selling their organs.

browneyes106 · 04-01-2009, 07:51 PM

I read about this on another site. It's amazing that there is a lot of kindness in the world. I will keep Natalie in my prayers.

catlover79 · 04-01-2009, 10:50 PM

God bless Natalie - and the folks who offered to donate. I hope they still donate to people who need kidneys.

04-01-2009, 03:47 PM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,434	Television Viewers Offer Kidneys to Natalie Cole Link When it comes to getting a kidney transplant, being a celebrity may help. In an appearance on CNN’s Larry King Live last night, singer Natalie Cole said both of her kidneys had failed due to Hepatitis C, and that she’s on dialysis three times a week as she waits for a donor on a long list of patients. As the show progressed, CNN received emails from “dozens” of people, as King described it, who were willing to be tested to see if they could donate a kidney to the Grammy-award winning daughter of singer Nat King Cole. “There are some great human beings out there. That’s all I can say,” Cole said, according to CNN. It’s not always so easy to give away a kidney, however. As a WSJ article from late 2007 explained, hospitals are often reluctant to perform transplants that involve donors who are strangers or have only distant relationships with the recipients. For one, the kidney-transplant U.S. waiting list has nearly 80,000 people, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. The list was set up to allocate organs fairly, targeting the neediest and best-matched patients first. Hospitals worry that donations from strangers, for instance via online matching sites, give an unfair advantage to certain recipients, such as those savvy enough to craft heart-stirring pleas. A celebrity, one might imagine, could fall into that sort of compelling category. Hospitals also worry about the mental stability of donors and whether they may secretly be selling their organs.
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04-01-2009, 10:50 PM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	God bless Natalie - and the folks who offered to donate. I hope they still donate to people who need kidneys.
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04-01-2009, 07:51 PM	#2
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I read about this on another site. It's amazing that there is a lot of kindness in the world. I will keep Natalie in my prayers.