While this blog tends to deal with macro issues related to ESRD/kidney failure it is important to keep in mind the truly devastating affect of kidney failure on the individuals suffering from kidney failure.
A brief vignette:
I am in contact with a ~60YO male suffering from ESRD who goes to dialysis 3 times a week to stay alive. He is extraordinarily depressed by his situation. He has practically no chance of getting a kidney transplant because of his advanced diabetes and emphysema. He also is basically blind. He is morose, forlorn, and morbid. He suffers terribly. His life expectancy is quite short (although hopefully he will continue to live for a long time) and his quality of life is atrocious.
Application:
It is important to keep in mind every individual in mind when making organ transplant allocation policy. Every action has a reaction.
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