liver transplant donor requirements - #13114
I am really worried about my friend who's been waiting for a liver transplant for what feels like forever. He’s dealing with cirrhosis and I’m trying to honestly understand more about the liver transplant donor requirements. Like, I thought family members could just step up without a hitch, but then I heard there’s a whole list of liver transplant donor requirements that they consider, which kinda freaked me out. I mean, does the donor have to be super healthy? What about age? My uncle wants to help, but he’s 55 and not in perfect shape, so I’m wondering if liver transplant donor requirements say he could even be considered. Also, what’s the deal with blood type? I know it matters, but how strict are they really? And like, is it only live donors that need to meet these requirements or does this apply to deceased donors too? I just wanna be informed so when my friend has a chance we can figure out who might be an option, but the liver transplant donor requirements seem complicated and I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up in case they’re not eligible. Is there any way to simplify this or do you all just have to dive into the nitty-gritty details? Any info would help, thanks!
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