Here’s the absolute truth.

I don’t really have time to do an episode today, so this one’s going to be shorter than usual.

I’m going to go as fast as possible.

Apologies to Molten and other folks who think I already talk too fast, because I’m probably going to talk even faster.

Let’s talk about kidneys and stuff. Your Daily Lex I think all internal organs are kind of gross.

I have one friend who can’t think about the fact that his heart is beating inside his chest, or it makes him lightheaded or even passes out from it.

I don’t quite have that problem, but I think it’s all gross.

But maybe six or eight months ago, a friend of mine let me know that his mom desperately needed a kidney, and would I go on a kidney donor registration list?

And so I swabbed and sent stuff back.

It was through a Jewish organization called Renewal that tries to help, not exclusively, but inclusively Jewish folks get organ transplants.

And I heard nothing since, so realized or confirmed I wasn’t a match, but didn’t give it much thought.

Then yesterday I get a call from Renewal, and they’re like, hey, would you only give to that woman who needed a kidney?

I was like, no, not necessarily.

And they’re like, well, you’re a match for somebody else.

And then they’re telling me all about the Jewish bona fides of this person.

And I’m like, it really doesn’t matter to me if they’re Jewish or not.

Is there a person who needs a kidney, and would I be a fit potentially?

And the answer was yes.

And so it’s far from a done deal, right?

Like right now from the swab, they know that I’m a match, but you need to do lots more testing.

So they’re going to be scheduling me for testing.

And it’s apparently from 9 in the morning till 3 in the afternoon someday soon to see, am I really a match?

And that’s not just physical, it’s also mental health testing.

Various folks in my life who are important to me, including my parents, are like, oh, don’t do it.

And I get it, right?

Like there are plenty of concerns.

It’s also very safe.

Like the success rate for the donor side of kidney donation is extremely high.

It also means that you’re on the front of the list if you ever need a kidney or if your spouse or children ever need a kidney.

But, you know, it’s not without risk, and it does mean that you’re off your feet for a little while.

But on the flip side, you’re saving a life, which is hard to discount.

And I can’t imagine if you said, if you heard you were a match, you’re like, yeah, I’d rather not give away my kidney.

And then one day you or somebody close to you needed a kidney, like the bad karma of not having done the kidney giving, you know, it’s bad.

So far from a done deal, and none of it could happen until after the other surgery that I already needed for my arm, which is only getting worse by the day.

Not the surgery, but the arm pain.

I can’t wait for that surgery.

I’m dreading that surgery, nervous about that surgery, not looking forward to it at all.

But I also can’t wait for it to happen because of how bad the arm is.

So I appreciate the arm kicking in that help.

But anyway, I guess I have to figure out how much a kidney weighs because if I lose weight from giving away a kidney, I got to know that that doesn’t actually mean that I, I mean, I will literally weigh it.

You get it.

It’s not true weight loss.

Anyway, I think the best odds are I keep all my kidneys, all as far as I know, two of them.

But there’s a, there’s a chance that I will cut that number in half.

Anyway, that’s all I got.

I hope you’re having a wonderful Thursday, September 4th.

I know I am because you’re out there, dear friend, dear listener.

Lex.