Comments on: What Is It Like To Give? http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/11/07/what-is-it-like-to-give/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Aziz wants you to give a spit « Lakshmi Gandhi's Blog http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/11/07/what-is-it-like-to-give/comment-page-1/#comment-287424 Aziz wants you to give a spit « Lakshmi Gandhi's Blog Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:54:44 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/?p=7712#comment-287424 <p>[...] who are curious about what donating entails should check out Taz’s recent interview with two donors. You should also check Amit Gupta [...]</p> [...] who are curious about what donating entails should check out Taz’s recent interview with two donors. You should also check Amit Gupta [...]

]]> By: Niyati http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/11/07/what-is-it-like-to-give/comment-page-1/#comment-287303 Niyati Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:46:50 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/?p=7712#comment-287303 <p>When Sepia Mutiny first came out with this story, I tried to sign up. The operative word being tried because I learnt then that I'm not allowed to donate because I have Psoriasis. I'm not a doctor so I might not have all the facts, but it seems to me that someone would rather have bad skin than be dead.</p> When Sepia Mutiny first came out with this story, I tried to sign up. The operative word being tried because I learnt then that I’m not allowed to donate because I have Psoriasis. I’m not a doctor so I might not have all the facts, but it seems to me that someone would rather have bad skin than be dead.

]]> By: Genomic databases: making tissue matching drives irrelevant? | Biology News by Biologged http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/11/07/what-is-it-like-to-give/comment-page-1/#comment-287261 Genomic databases: making tissue matching drives irrelevant? | Biology News by Biologged Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:32:41 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/?p=7712#comment-287261 <p>[...] set of genes), then a co-ethnic is the next best bet. This is a major problem for those from ethnic minorities and of mixed-race. One day we’ll be able to “grow” organs from our own tissues, [...]</p> [...] set of genes), then a co-ethnic is the next best bet. This is a major problem for those from ethnic minorities and of mixed-race. One day we’ll be able to “grow” organs from our own tissues, [...]

]]> By: Genomic databases: making tissue matching drives irrelevant? | Gene Expression | Discover Magazine http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/11/07/what-is-it-like-to-give/comment-page-1/#comment-287258 Genomic databases: making tissue matching drives irrelevant? | Gene Expression | Discover Magazine Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:46:06 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/?p=7712#comment-287258 <p>[...] set of genes), then a co-ethnic is the next best bet. This is a major problem for those from ethnic minorities and of mixed-race. One day we’ll be able to “grow” organs from our own tissues, [...]</p> [...] set of genes), then a co-ethnic is the next best bet. This is a major problem for those from ethnic minorities and of mixed-race. One day we’ll be able to “grow” organs from our own tissues, [...]

]]> By: Amit http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/11/07/what-is-it-like-to-give/comment-page-1/#comment-287182 Amit Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:43:16 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/?p=7712#comment-287182 <p>Is cord blood of any use here? Could it be another source of potential donors if more women donated it to a public bank?</p> Is cord blood of any use here? Could it be another source of potential donors if more women donated it to a public bank?

]]> By: Ravin http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/11/07/what-is-it-like-to-give/comment-page-1/#comment-287179 Ravin Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:52:49 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/?p=7712#comment-287179 <p>I signed up during that last major drive and was called up about 2 years ago when I turned out to be a match for someone... went through the blood tests etc... and then was told the potential recipient was no longer in a position to receive the transplant. Haven't been a match for anyone else yet.</p> <p>What struck me as odd though, was that while I never thought twice when I was told I was a match, every person I ran across (medical professionals I had to interact with in the process of being further tested) seemed surprised that I was willing to go through with the donation. I was constantly being asked about whether I was sure about donating to a stranger... what about the pain etc... I mean, I hadn't even thought my pain should factor into such a decision... and here I was being questioned about it...</p> I signed up during that last major drive and was called up about 2 years ago when I turned out to be a match for someone… went through the blood tests etc… and then was told the potential recipient was no longer in a position to receive the transplant. Haven’t been a match for anyone else yet.

What struck me as odd though, was that while I never thought twice when I was told I was a match, every person I ran across (medical professionals I had to interact with in the process of being further tested) seemed surprised that I was willing to go through with the donation. I was constantly being asked about whether I was sure about donating to a stranger… what about the pain etc… I mean, I hadn’t even thought my pain should factor into such a decision… and here I was being questioned about it…

]]> By: Reading (and chickens) http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/11/07/what-is-it-like-to-give/comment-page-1/#comment-287177 Reading (and chickens) Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:58:47 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/?p=7712#comment-287177 <p>I finally filled out the forms and sent away for the kit last week because these posts and all the tweets have been nagging on my conscience. (My FIL died of leukemia, so I should have ALREADY been on it, but I'm a big chicken. No pun intended.) Good for everyone for continuing to post! I even convinced my needle-phobic husband to do it.</p> I finally filled out the forms and sent away for the kit last week because these posts and all the tweets have been nagging on my conscience. (My FIL died of leukemia, so I should have ALREADY been on it, but I’m a big chicken. No pun intended.) Good for everyone for continuing to post! I even convinced my needle-phobic husband to do it.

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