Guest guest Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 I'm afraid I don't know, Jing. I suspect not, but submitting her name to the transplant coordinator should give you the answer soon enough. It won't hurt to try. Age of the donor aside, any donor also has to be approved by the team, which in most places, includes a social worker and a psychiatrist (or psychologist), in addition to all the medical stuff. Most places will not approve a kidney donor if there isn't a demonstrated, long-standing relationship (like a friend) with the recipient - but the degree to which they apply this varies. Pierre Kidney donor Hi All, I have a possible donor but she's only 17 years old. I tried to persuade her against it but is very adamant. Her parents will sign a consent for her. Is this possible? I know that they won't consider it until the donor is 18 yrs. old. Any imput? Thanks much, Jing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 I'm afraid I don't know, Jing. I suspect not, but submitting her name to the transplant coordinator should give you the answer soon enough. It won't hurt to try. Age of the donor aside, any donor also has to be approved by the team, which in most places, includes a social worker and a psychiatrist (or psychologist), in addition to all the medical stuff. Most places will not approve a kidney donor if there isn't a demonstrated, long-standing relationship (like a friend) with the recipient - but the degree to which they apply this varies. Pierre Kidney donor Hi All, I have a possible donor but she's only 17 years old. I tried to persuade her against it but is very adamant. Her parents will sign a consent for her. Is this possible? I know that they won't consider it until the donor is 18 yrs. old. Any imput? Thanks much, Jing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 I'm afraid I don't know, Jing. I suspect not, but submitting her name to the transplant coordinator should give you the answer soon enough. It won't hurt to try. Age of the donor aside, any donor also has to be approved by the team, which in most places, includes a social worker and a psychiatrist (or psychologist), in addition to all the medical stuff. Most places will not approve a kidney donor if there isn't a demonstrated, long-standing relationship (like a friend) with the recipient - but the degree to which they apply this varies. Pierre Kidney donor Hi All, I have a possible donor but she's only 17 years old. I tried to persuade her against it but is very adamant. Her parents will sign a consent for her. Is this possible? I know that they won't consider it until the donor is 18 yrs. old. Any imput? Thanks much, Jing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 Hi Jing, What a sweet girl to want to donate at such a young age! For each person that is wanting to possibly donate, they will do an interview over the phone to see how serious the person is about it. The only reason that they are adamant about letting younger kids donate is because they are afraid they will back out at the last minute. I'd at least try though, if she is serious about doing it, and is mature enough to handle it. Donating a kidney is serious business. Good luck... ~ > I'm afraid I don't know, Jing. I suspect not, but submitting her name to the > transplant coordinator should give you the answer soon enough. It won't hurt > to try. > > Age of the donor aside, any donor also has to be approved by the team, which > in most places, includes a social worker and a psychiatrist (or > psychologist), in addition to all the medical stuff. Most places will not > approve a kidney donor if there isn't a demonstrated, long-standing > relationship (like a friend) with the recipient - but the degree to which > they apply this varies. > Pierre > > Kidney donor > > > Hi All, > I have a possible donor but she's only 17 years old. I tried to persuade her > against it but is very adamant. Her parents will sign a consent for her. Is > this possible? I know that they won't consider it until the donor is 18 yrs. > old. Any imput? > Thanks much, > Jing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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