The Question: You have a relative who has the inside track on who is up next for a heart transplant. S/he tells you they just got a heart that matches your blood type and the blood type of your enemy. You are single with no children. Your enemy is a parent of five and your relative says that s/he may have a better chance of not rejecting the organ, but it will definitely go to you if you want it. What do you do?

My 2 Cents: I would, more than likely, never be put in the situation of having to decide whether to take an organ or to take a pass for someone who seemingly has a better reason to live than me. Read what Children’s Hospital in Boston has to say about heart transplants. Also, read what the University of Michigan Transplant Center says about how donated organs are allocated.

However, for argument’s sake, let’s say I was in this position because I did have a relative who was privy to the inner workings of the organ transplant arena. I do actually have several relatives who work in the medical field as administrators, nurses and doctors, so it’s not improbable that one or three of them would be on a transplant team at the hospital where they work.

I’d like to believe I would be gracious enough and humble enough to decide to allow the heart to pass to my enemy for the sake of his/her children. I’d have to be 110% prayed up to even be considering such a thing, though.

If I allow my intellect to override my emotions, I’d more than likely take the heart and hope my enemy has a chance at the next one.

I can’t honestly say what I’d do until I’m in that situation, but it’s definitely something I’m glad to have the opportunity to think about before I’m ever placed in that situation. Thinking about it now may help me have a clearer head if/when I have to make a decision like this.

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Take a few moments to check out the tweets from Twitter on this subject:

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Grimsta2003 That heart is mine!

MuataAdebamgbe Give it to the “enemy”.

PROTECTED TWEETER�A heart transplant decision is rarely a cavalier one, I would need to have more info–how’d I get 2 this pt?

shargrove�Pray About it

PROTECTED TWEETER�Take the heart and adopt the kid. simple.

PROTECTED TWEETER�i step aside 4 my enemy. children need their parents

DerekIsNormal This may sound selfish but I’m putting my well-being before anyone.

Pettra88 To the parent of course!!!! Whoa…who would say different??

mayqueen79 I take the heart. I’m selfish like that. Besides, just cuz they are a parent doesn’t mean that they are a good one.

coffeesassy I would truly have to trust God for His wisdom.

TankaBar_JasonD probably let it go you know the dr. wont tell you who the hart is going to. if he dose thats messed up

XPhile1908�nothing because you’d never know that in reality and the system doesn’t work that way anyhow.

md20737�My answer is I would get my heart. I do whats best for my immediate family & circle.

walkerdl�It depends on how good a parent that person is. I’m not giving a heart 2 a bad person. Sorry

IAMSY I would honestly give the heart to my enemy who has a child.

IAMSY That’s a deep 1 Faydra. (Thinking Thinking) BRB! That’s tuff! Because I would want 2 live 2 be a parent as well one day.But….

ObiOrion�I don’t think it’s even up to you. The better match is chosen by default.

Josephine_Seven it’s mine. Survival is the highest law.

nailtaxi Being a single person does not mean no one loves me or needs me in their life. I keep my place in line to receive the heart.

PROTECTED TWEETER�let the parent have it.I’d b hard w/an enemy but I’d do it for his/her kid(s).

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