Here's more on Ned Brooks, the non-directed donor who heard about kidney exchange chains on a Freakonomics podcast:
Ned Brooks: Donating His Kidney was Life-Changing. For Him
“The concept of leverage was absolutely the driver for me, “ recalls Ned. “The idea that my one wholly redundant kidney could impact multiple lives, not just the patients themselves but their children, their parents, was huge.”
And the idea of starting a kidney donation chain touched his competitive side: “How many lives could my kidney donation impact?”
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See my earlier post
Ned Brooks: Donating His Kidney was Life-Changing. For Him
“The concept of leverage was absolutely the driver for me, “ recalls Ned. “The idea that my one wholly redundant kidney could impact multiple lives, not just the patients themselves but their children, their parents, was huge.”
And the idea of starting a kidney donation chain touched his competitive side: “How many lives could my kidney donation impact?”
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See my earlier post
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Quite moving, thanks for sharing!
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