[olddog]

Ed, my name is Rick.

I am well aware of the living donor, but I could never ask anyone to do that for me. If someone volunteered, I might still refuse. I would need to understand a lot more. In reality, my sister who has one copy of the gene is in very poor health and could not do this even if she wanted to. My parents are in their mid 80's and each has one copy of the gene. Again not a candidate. My son also has a copy of the gene, with other health issues. So no one in my immediate family would be a candidate.

My reason for reconsidering is not that I want to live longer for me, rather I want to live longer for my wife. She has a lot of health issues and needs assistance for small simple things. She cannot raise her right arm, even after a shoulder replacement, so I have to put her hair up at night, as an example.

I find listening to other peoples opinions helpful, but when they explain why they formed that opinion, it is even more helpful.

Thanks to all who replied.