[Linkpost] “My kidney donation” by Molly Hickman

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I donated my left kidney to a stranger on April 9, 2024, inspired by my dear friend @Quinn Dougherty (who was inspired by @Scott Alexander, who was inspired by @Dylan Matthews). By the time I woke up after surgery, it was on its way to San Francisco. When my recipient woke up later that same day, they felt better than when they went under. I'm going to talk about one complication and one consequence of my donation, but I want to be clear from the get: I would do it again in a heartbeat.

I met Quinn at an EA picnic in Brooklyn and he was wearing a shirt that I remembered as saying "I donated my kidney to a stranger and I didn't even get this t-shirt." It actually said "and all I got was this t-shirt," which isn't as funny. I went home [...]

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First published:
July 9th, 2025

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/yHJL3qK9RRhr82xtr/my-kidney-donation

Linkpost URL:
https://cuttyshark.substack.com/p/my-kidney-donation-story

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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