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Josh Clark
Somebody came up with a website to make money off of people who want to meet the people who donated a kidney to them.
Chuck Bryant
What a great world we live in. “I thought your listeners would want to know this. I hope it encourages would-be donors that they don’t have to meet the recipient if they think it would be too difficult. Regards, Todd.”
Josh Clark
Thanks, Todd. Didn’t he say you die very easily if you’re over-anesthetized during a liver procedure?
Chuck Bryant
Yeah. He has a P.S. here. “If you want to know why an anesthesiologist would need to specialize in liver transplantation, ask yourself if you would like to wake up during a procedure where patients don’t tolerate anesthetics very well, and if you would like your new liver to have something to cleanse.” That’s what he says.
Josh Clark
Very mysterious, Todd. I just asked myself that, and I have no answer.
Chuck Bryant
I don’t either.
Josh Clark
If you bring people to the brink of death and you want to tell us about it, or if you make money off of genuine human kindness, we want to hear your play. You can write it in an email and send it to StuffPodcast@HowStuffWorks.com.
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