Organ transplantation is an important way to save lives. A 37-year-old woman in Singapore has suffered from lupus erythematosus since she was 19 years old, causing her kidney function to gradually decline. She was diagnosed with failure two years ago and has to undergo dialysis three times a week. The pain was unbearable. Although the husband was willing to donate a kidney to prolong her life, the blood types of the two did not match. Later, under the living donor kidney exchange transplant program in Singapore, the husband and the family members of other patients transplanted kidneys and successfully extended his wife’s life.
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According to Singapore media reports, Mai Xiuping, 37, a corporate communications manager, has an 8-year-old daughter with her 39-year-old husband, Huang Jianzhong. Mai Xiuping suffered from lupus erythematosus since she was 9 years old. Affected by lupus erythematosus, Mai Xiuping’s renal function gradually declined, and she was diagnosed with renal failure two years ago.
In order to survive, Mai Xiuping started dialysis for 4 hours, 3 times a week. She described that after she started kidney failure, she often felt very tired and was forced to stop work. She said that this kind of life is not the life she hopes to live in the rest of her life. Her husband Huang Jianzhong, who has been married for 10 years, is willing to donate a kidney to save his wife, but Mai Xiuping has blood type A and Huang Jianzhong has blood type B. The blood types of the two do not match. Although different blood types can still be transplanted, the risk is high and the cost is high.
Local media pointed out that Singapore has implemented the living-donor matching kidney exchange transplant program since 2009, that is, donors who are interested in donating kidneys for sick relatives and friends but cannot be matched can agree to donate kidneys to another patient who can be matched, so as to strive for replacement for relatives and friends. Kidney priority. Through this program, Huang Jianzhong donated his kidneys to strangers who matched blood types, while the other’s relatives donated the kidneys to Mai Xiuping last year, giving them a new life.
However, the two do not know the identity of the other donor’s donor, but they are very grateful to be able to successfully find a match through the plan,
The other gives two people, not just one, a new life.
Huang Jianzhong, who loves his wife deeply, said that he has no hesitation about donating a kidney. He also revealed that he lost more than 20 pounds by exercising for the transplant operation, and successfully adjusted to the best physical condition.
Although one kidney is missing, but my wife is back, I think it’s worth it.
Mai Xiuping also added that she knew that many people would be uneasy about their relatives donating kidneys or accepting their relatives’ kidneys, so she was moved by her husband’s dedication.
Donating an organ is like donating a part of oneself, which is a great sacrifice.
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