I got a call from my brother yesterday. He asked me about if there is any disease that would kill without a renal transplant. Technically is no – one can live for a very long time on dialysis. He told me that one of the Chinese news paper in Malaysia had posted a news regarding a STPM student in Malaysia who need a transplant to “Save his life”. He was unpleased with the title and wished to complaint to the newspaper. I totally agreed with his opinion regarding the misleading title. But I was curious about the young chap who score 12A in his SPM.
I googled and find something out about this poor young chap. He had made news in 2009 when he was diagnosed with acute appendicitis during the SPM exam, he and his parent had decided to postponed the emergency surgery undertaking the risk of peritonitis to complete the exam. He had done great with 12 A. However during the perioperative period, he was diagnosed having glomerulonephritis. His condition had deteriorated over the next 2 years and had to undergo hemodialysis since months ago.
He had to stop his study after upper six.
Some of good hearted people had tried to raise a fund of RM300k for him to have a kidney transplant done in China.
An act of love but take a further step looking into the issue… Kidney transplant in China = “Buying” a kidney in China, a very unethical act. Save one by hurting the others…it is an suitable act ?
It was a very disastrous event to have a uremia in Malaysia. Hemodialysis 3 times/week and the cost would drag a family straight down to the land of torment. There are lots of charity funded hemodialysis center in Malaysia but no one is going to pay for the immuno-suppresssive drug after the transplant.(the Malaysia govt had decided that no free drug for transplant done abroad.)
Anyway still feel bad for the pity young chap….
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