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A waitress donates her own kidney to a regular guest after a serious illness
That people donate an organ to their relatives in an emergency is already admirable. From the US is now reported on a very selfless offer. A waitress decided to donate one of her kidneys to one of her regulars, who is suffering from a serious illness.
One can be delivered from two healthy kidneys
Time and again there are reports of cases in which well-known personalities donate organs to their beloved spouse or relatives. For example, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and DGB head Michael Sommer each donated a kidney to their wives. The singer Herbert Grönemeyer donated his brother bone marrow, the actor Jürgen Vogel did this for his sister and the ex-Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda received from both his brother and his partner a kidney. Healthy people with two intact kidneys can usually give one without health restrictions and thus save lives or increase the quality of life of the recipient. However, no intervention is completely risk-free and therefore a pinch of courage is necessary to take this step. And much more when it comes to organ donation outside the family.
Waitress donates regular guest kidney. (Image: Kadmy / fotolia) Waitress makes selfless offer
About such an extraordinary case reports the "star" online in a recent article. Accordingly, a waitress from the fast food chain "Hooters" in the city of Roswell in the US state of Georgia has donated a kidney to a longtime regular guest. The two did not know each other well. Clerk Mariana Villarreal worked in the restaurant for only three months, the two of whom only knew each other fleetingly when she offered him the selfless offer. Since her colleagues knew that Don Thomas, who was eating there regularly, had no functional kidneys and had to dialysis three times a week, the waitress finally learned about the condition. Villarreal feels sorry for the father of two, who lost his wife years ago, who died of breast cancer.
Granny of the donor had died of kidney disease
After learning about the man's fate, the waitress decided to donate a kidney. According to the "star", Villarreal's grandmother had recently died of a similar kidney disease. She knows, therefore, how much people suffer, who have no healthy kidneys: "For my grandmother, I could do nothing. But if Don can live a few happy years, that would be wonderful, "she later wrote in a post at Instagram. Finally, she went to Thomas and asked, "Listen, I have two healthy kidneys, would you like to have one?" He answered spontaneously, "I suppose." For Villareal, faith in God plays a big role in her life. On Instagram, she also justified her decision with religious motives. She also said, "Many people think I'm crazy about the age difference. But age is just a number. It depends on how young your heart is and how strong your desire for life is. "She also emphasized that she had not received any money from Thomas for the donation.
In Germany more organ donations are needed
The two have reportedly reported from the hospital in Atlanta a few days ago. Both Thomas and Villareal survived the transplant well. "Many people simply do not know it's relatively easy to give someone another life," said Chris Bond of the Georgia Transplant Foundation. And Thomas said after the surgery: "Mariana and I are just two normal people. One needs help, me, and another, Mariana, helps. "Even in Germany would need more such help. Although willingness to donate organs has risen slightly in this country, as has recently been reported, thousands of seriously ill people still have to wait in vain for a transplant. Around 10,600 patients currently require a donor organ. The Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) and the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA) launched their joint organ donation campaign last year under the motto: "I decide. Informed and out of responsibility. "Federal Health Minister Hermann Gröhe (CDU) had stated at that time:" Every organ donation can save lives. But only the organ donor card creates clarity. "(Ad)