http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/27/compensation-for-organ-donors-in-australia-3/ Kidney dialysis and transplant news and views Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:56:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/27/compensation-for-organ-donors-in-australia-3/#comment-11009 Mark Gavin Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:31:45 +0000 http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/27/compensation-for-organ-donors-in-australia-3/#comment-11009 As a potential donor, I would love to help someone in need of one of my kidneys, if only I could get some compensation for my son's education. He is 7 years old, and money is tough these days. Let's get moving...Let's keep talking... As a potential donor, I would love to help someone in need of one of my kidneys, if only I could get some compensation for my son’s education. He is 7 years old, and money is tough these days. Let’s get moving…Let’s keep talking…

]]> http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/27/compensation-for-organ-donors-in-australia-3/#comment-4067 Melissa Darnley Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:29:32 +0000 http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/27/compensation-for-organ-donors-in-australia-3/#comment-4067 I wholeheartedly agree with Stu's comments. As a Nocturnal home dialysis patient I am costing the taxpayer an enormous amount of money (and water) to stay well. If organ donation was encoraged more and better funded, the savings would be enormous to the health system and people like myself would be enormous and the health outcomes of people with kidney disease would be greatly enhanced. I wholeheartedly agree with Stu’s comments. As a Nocturnal home dialysis patient I am costing the taxpayer an enormous amount of money (and water) to stay well. If organ donation was encoraged more and better funded, the savings would be enormous to the health system and people like myself would be enormous and the health outcomes of people with kidney disease would be greatly enhanced.

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