If you needed a kidney transplant, would your family volunteer to be donors?  

Yes, in such a crises, my family will be there to give away one of their kidneys. Also the blood group of all our famnily members is the same, so there will not be any medical barrier too. But I pray God, that such a crises never comes our way.

My brother has a kidney disease. Luckily it was found when he was 16 and was able to get a transplant quickly because he was so young. We have been told that there is like a 50% chance that he will need another transplant during his lifetime. i have vouged that if I am still on this earth I will absolutely give a kidney to my brother. I only have 1 brother, and I want to make sure that he is around for as long as I can have him.

If I need a kidney transplant and my family members refuses to donate a kidney to me then I will be very very upset.As I have a lot of expectations from my family and refusal for a kidney will tarnish all my expectations and feelings for them.But one can never be sure unless it happens.Though now I can only tell about myself and I will be readily donate my kidney if I am in the above situation.If the family members won't help eachother then whom can one expect to help.It is really very selfish for a son not to help and save his mother's life.

As to my family of origine- I honestly don't know and hope I never have to find out. My daughter and grandsons- absolutely would for me as we would for each other too.

You are a very noble person, craftcatcher. Very noble indeed.

My mother's kidneys failed her when she was twenty-four years old, back when I was a wee lass of one. She was on kidney dialysis for the following sixteen years, through two failed kidney transplants. She finally passed away from the cancer that developed in her atrophied kidneys.

When she was diagnosed, her brother, my uncle, immediately went to the hospital to determine whether or not he was a match, though he was not. Her sister, my aunt, however, refused to find out. She had two small children of her own and was recently divorced, which was the reason she gave, though I'm sure part of it was fear. I can understand that. My mother didn't.

Years went by before my mother was able to forgive her for not even making an effort, but she forever had a bad taste left in her mouth and never looked at her quite the same way again.

I've probably given you more details than you bargained for. I'm sorry. To answer your question, yes. In light of what happened to her, I'm quite certain that the tides have changed and if anyone was a match, they would donate.

Don't quote me on this, but the human body can function on less than one kidney, so giving one up isn't the worst thing in the world.

I believe that my children would be willing to donate a kidney but if there was time, I would wait for a donor of someone who had died. If it was an emergency then I think my children would come to my aid.

OH my! I'm surprised at that!
I would volunteer depending on the person and how they live their life. For instance - if it were my mom I don't know. I'd have to do some real considering because she really needs to get her life together. She's not as bad as a lot of people but she needs a lot of work. So if I did they're would be things she would have to agree to do.
And my sister in law is another one I would refuse - and so would my hubby. She's got a lot of health problems and yet refuses to take care of herself. Instead prefers to get her mother all upset once or twice a year by landing herself in a coma. That's just the shortened version.
But otherwise I believe I would if I could handle the finical burden.
Why would her son have to quit is job? Surely he can take a family medical leave of absence. He might be without pay for six to eight weeks but he should have to quit his job.

I really do not understand why her own flesh and blood doesn't want to help her. What we are talking now is between a mother and a son. So for me it is quite amazing to hear this. Yes, I definitely believe my family will always be there when I need them. It was tested before and they were there for me either to just giving a comfort advice, or in any way possible for them to try to help me. I can understand why you feel so upset and disappointed with him. You definitely know how much your friend, Kathy had sacrifice for her sons and when she is really in need, this ungrateful son couldn't do anything to help; not to even be tested!

If it was my son who had refused to even be tested then I would respect his decision. It is a decision that he would have to live with. If someone in my family needed me to be tested and then have me give them a kidney I would do it without a second thought. I would hope that my family would do the same for me but whether or not they do so I would still respect them and the decision that they have made.

He might be afraid and unwilling to admit it. No one but him can really know.

I'd like to think my sons would volunteer. I hope we never have to find out.