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This Deutsche Welle (German Public Television) documentary on the German transplant waiting list is so sad: https://www.dw.com/en/donor-organ-recipients-second-

This Deutsche Welle (German Public Television) documentary on the German transplant waiting list is so sad: https://www.dw.com/en/donor-organ-recipients-second-chance-at-life/av-50619904 https://www.dw.com/en/donor-organ-recipients-second-chance-a... One of the people in the interview is a medical student who does dialysis at night, and it negatively affects his studies and health. I am a dual US|EU (Croatian) citizen. I also have lived with type 1 diabetes (autoimmune and insulin-dependent) for almost 30 years now. While I have been fortunate that my kidneys have been fine, if I were to need a kidney transplant, I would absolutely live in Croatia long-term (where I live currently) if I needed a donor kidney. Croatia has an opt-out system, like Portugal. Croatia has one of the highest kidney transplant rates in the developed world, and in Europe it competes with Spain and Portugal. You really do not have to wait that long for a kidney transplant in Croatia compared to other developed countries. Here is a good writeup on the Croatian transplant system and how it works: https://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/27728/InTech-Action_taken_to_boost_donor_rate_in_croatia.pdf https://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/27728/InTech-Action_taken_to...

pjmlp 5y ago
Like everything in similar kinds of scenarios, many strong opt-in advocates would probably change their mind when forced to be on the receiving end. Anyway, all the best everything stays safe.
- disabled 5y ago
  Thank you so much. I have always made myself an organ donor, on my drivers' license. Also, my father was an organ and tissue donor, after he died. It was what he would have wanted, so we did it, although it was hard. We have received a couple of thank you cards from anonymous recipients over the years. It is very sad, but it is always touching to receive such a letter.

pjmlp 5y ago

Like everything in similar kinds of scenarios, many strong opt-in advocates would probably change their mind when forced to be on the receiving end. Anyway, all the best everything stays safe.

disabled 5y ago
Thank you so much. I have always made myself an organ donor, on my drivers' license. Also, my father was an organ and tissue donor, after he died. It was what he would have wanted, so we did it, although it was hard. We have received a couple of thank you cards from anonymous recipients over the years. It is very sad, but it is always touching to receive such a letter.