MOVEMENT!

Margaret from the U called me- she's in charge of the Paired Exchange program, and I'd called Linda to tell her that I'd be interested in participating since I have no stock in who my kidney goes to! WHOOO HOOOOO!!!!
She wanted to touch base with me- she was very excited as there was a meeting on Monday regarding it. They are new to the program (the U is..), I think they've done one paired exchange so far. The surgery is no different at all- only the list they will choose from. That's the hard part of the decision.
There is a Paired Exchange list- these are people needing a kidney, who have a donor who is willing but incompatible. They will do a tissue match to see if anyone on that list matches me. I would then donate to that person, and they would find a compatible recipient for the other donor- TWO people get kidneys. It has the potential to keep going, of course, because if the other donor gives to a recipient they match, who also had an incompatible donor, that donor could be matched with another recipient....see?
But, the sad part is that not everyone is on the paired exchange list...only those who have a willing but incompatible donor.
Gate Keeper.
I want to do it just because the potential is there for a chain, and at a minimum TWO people will have new lives.
But gate keeping sucks.
I have to remind myself that there will be different opportunities all the time, for every situation, because it's our gift to make choices. I could donate to one person and that would be the end of the story....or it can continue.
SIGH.
But i'm EXCITED!!! It doesn't sound like I have to wait 3 months. YIPPEEE!!!!! I'd rather sleep away the winter than the spring.