How far would you go to save your son?

Posted by Martin | Tagged as: Chat

I watched a TV program last night about people who are
undergoing surgery.

One man was donating part of his liver to his son, who,
due to liver disease, had barely a year left to live.

The surgeon explained to this man that the operation he
was about to undergo had risks and that there was a one
in 150 chance that he may not survive.

The guy didn’t flinch. The chance that he could save
his son was far more important to him than his own
life.

Both father and son survived the surgery well.

So many parents of seriously sick children can only
watch and pray, absolutely unable to influence their
loved-ones health in any way.

But this man was given the opportunity to risk his own
life to save his son’s – and he grabbed that chance
with gratitude.

Who wouldn’t.

I watched that program with tears in my eyes and felt a
whole lot better about the human race at the end of it.

On a side note, I had an operation myself a few months ago and had to sign a disclaimer form after the anethatist explained to me that there was a 1% chance I may not wake up. Of course I signed – I needed the operation – but 1%? Really? Does one person in a hundred really die on the operating table? Surely if so many people were pegging out on such a regular basis the newspapers would be full of it.

I think maybe there is a bit of risk exaggeration going on.

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