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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 352101" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I'm hoping this doesn't have to go to lung transplant, because although she would be a good candidate, Australia has a lower rate of organ donation than we should have. It's mostly administrative, i think - it's not made easy enough for people to donate organs, plus there's not enough good communication. Organs here are donated, there is no payment to anyone. So we have no black market in organs either. While this is good in one respect, it does mean that all the pressure is on the organ donor system.</p><p></p><p>We do get some desperate people on the waiting list (usually for kidneys, etc) who go overseas to buy an organ and get transplanted there. It's frowned upon. It also doesn't apply to lungs.</p><p></p><p>Compared to many other countries, we have a smaller population pool from which to draw, for organs. Thankfully her blood group isn't a rare one. </p><p></p><p>But here's hoping we can stay away from that possibility.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 352101, member: 1991"] I'm hoping this doesn't have to go to lung transplant, because although she would be a good candidate, Australia has a lower rate of organ donation than we should have. It's mostly administrative, i think - it's not made easy enough for people to donate organs, plus there's not enough good communication. Organs here are donated, there is no payment to anyone. So we have no black market in organs either. While this is good in one respect, it does mean that all the pressure is on the organ donor system. We do get some desperate people on the waiting list (usually for kidneys, etc) who go overseas to buy an organ and get transplanted there. It's frowned upon. It also doesn't apply to lungs. Compared to many other countries, we have a smaller population pool from which to draw, for organs. Thankfully her blood group isn't a rare one. But here's hoping we can stay away from that possibility. Marg [/QUOTE]
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