Ethical question and personal details?
I am in the process of getting on a transplant list.
I just found out that in order to be considered a candidate I need some one, a caregiver to go to every appt with me and get vetted and walked through the process.
They use family and friends only. After the surgery I will have to stay in that city for up to 3 months no less then one and be monitered. The problem is I have no family out of state that I am close to.
The rest of my family not immediate works and has immediate family and responsibilities. I asked if a care giver could be given to me. They said these were rare and considered less of a priority. If they do come through for me they would be sacrificing a lot.
I guess if you don’t have any body in this life you aren’t worth saving.. lol.
Also they said they go through family and friends first looking for possible candidates. That this was considered my best option. Again a sacrifice, me asking for more then I could give and more then I could repay.
Meanwhile I am not performing at work as well as I used to and am putting a burden on coworkers. I will eventually have to go on disability and other government supplemental programs at least during the surgery and and recovery.
So I have to ask the question, what gives me the right to burden society? Wouldn’t it be better to die a natural death if there is anything natural about the medical field and dying now a days.
Why do we feel compelled to risk strong people to help weaker people? Does it make us feel morally upright, is this a pure emotion, irrational thing? Does it weaken or strengthen society? Just because we know how to potentially save some one should we?
In another example: If there is one person stuck in a burning building and firefighters have to go and save that person and one dies in the process but saves another is it worth it?
Would not the person willing to sacrifice their life for another be a more valuable asset to the collective?
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