Help! I Could’ve Saved a Friend’s Life. But I Didn’t. Now I Live With Regret.

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https://slate.com/advice/2024/10/saving-friend-organ-donor-regret-advice.html

Help! I Could’ve Saved a Friend’s Life. But I Didn’t. Now I Have to Live With the Regret.
I’m haunted by the what-if’s.
ADVICE BY ASHLEY C. FORD

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Here’s the part that complicates things. About five years ago, a family friend I’ll call “Ella” (someone I’d known for 20-plus years) needed a liver transplant after her own liver failed due to aggressive cancer treatment. She knew she wouldn’t get to the top of the transplant list so she posted a public ask on social media. I was a blood type match and considered submitting myself for testing, but ultimately decided not to; I had a series of complicated reasons (medical and logistical) I used to justify it, but ultimately, I was just scared and didn’t want to. The friend never received a liver transplant and passed away last year.

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