I will most likely be donating my eggs in a couple of days. Aside from being very uncomfortable (swollen ovaries), and tired of needles (2-4 self-injections a day plus blood draws daily now too), I'm really excited to donate.
I love the idea of giving another woman the chance to experience what I think every woman should be able to - carrying a child of their own. (That sounded a little strange - I don't think every woman must be a mother, just that if she wants to, she should be able to experience it as sort of a "right" of being a woman.) Although I have obviously never experienced it, I can sympathize with the heartache a woman would feel, knowing that she wanted children but would never be able to have that bond of carrying and nurturing a child for 9 months before they enter the world. As tough as pregnancy can surely be, I think men are a little cheated out of this bond with their children.
I experienced a similar kind of excitement when I was almost a bone marrow donor last year. Although I didn't make it this far in the process (after blood tests I wasn't a close enough match), I was still excited for the chance to use my healthy body to help someone who was not quite so fortunate. I'm often plagued by feeling like I don't do enough for the world, and using my body to help someone in need so directly is really appealing to me. I've always been a blood donor, a plasma donor in college, on the list to be a bone marrow donor, now an egg donor, and if it came to it, an organ donor. While I have received compensation for some of these (plasma and eggs), I still think it's a good thing to do. My one beef with such a high compensation for some of these is that it is unfairly biased to the wealthy.
I agree with Rebiya Kadeer that "it is everyone's moral obligation to help those in need," if we are able. I wish I had the personality to be on the front lines, being in the Peace Corps, Red Cross, etc, but I've always known I'm a bit too much of an introvert, and I have a fairly distinct comfort zone. My goal is to one day be a force behind the front line, using my skills in creativity, organization, planning, etc, to help bolster the efforts of a non-profit organization that helps those in need. I will always be on the lookout for a job opportunity that lets me do that. I've had my eye on several when job searching, but I'm still waiting for one to come along that I'm qualified for and that I'll be a good match for.
Wish me luck in the coming days, and wish the recipient of my eggs luck - they're getting some good product! :)
I love the idea of giving another woman the chance to experience what I think every woman should be able to - carrying a child of their own. (That sounded a little strange - I don't think every woman must be a mother, just that if she wants to, she should be able to experience it as sort of a "right" of being a woman.) Although I have obviously never experienced it, I can sympathize with the heartache a woman would feel, knowing that she wanted children but would never be able to have that bond of carrying and nurturing a child for 9 months before they enter the world. As tough as pregnancy can surely be, I think men are a little cheated out of this bond with their children.
I experienced a similar kind of excitement when I was almost a bone marrow donor last year. Although I didn't make it this far in the process (after blood tests I wasn't a close enough match), I was still excited for the chance to use my healthy body to help someone who was not quite so fortunate. I'm often plagued by feeling like I don't do enough for the world, and using my body to help someone in need so directly is really appealing to me. I've always been a blood donor, a plasma donor in college, on the list to be a bone marrow donor, now an egg donor, and if it came to it, an organ donor. While I have received compensation for some of these (plasma and eggs), I still think it's a good thing to do. My one beef with such a high compensation for some of these is that it is unfairly biased to the wealthy.
I agree with Rebiya Kadeer that "it is everyone's moral obligation to help those in need," if we are able. I wish I had the personality to be on the front lines, being in the Peace Corps, Red Cross, etc, but I've always known I'm a bit too much of an introvert, and I have a fairly distinct comfort zone. My goal is to one day be a force behind the front line, using my skills in creativity, organization, planning, etc, to help bolster the efforts of a non-profit organization that helps those in need. I will always be on the lookout for a job opportunity that lets me do that. I've had my eye on several when job searching, but I'm still waiting for one to come along that I'm qualified for and that I'll be a good match for.
Wish me luck in the coming days, and wish the recipient of my eggs luck - they're getting some good product! :)
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