美国国家公共电台 NPR--How the Facebook post, 'Kidney for Kim,' led to a donation from a stranger

How the Facebook post, 'Kidney¹ for Kim,' led to a donation from a stranger

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Kim Pratt needed a kidney, and in 2108 she created a Facebook post looking for a potential donor³. After seeing the post for the second time, CJ Johnston decided⁴ to donate a kidney to Kim.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Time now for StoryCorps. In 2014, Kim Pratt of North Kingstown, R.I., learned her kidneys⁵ were failing. Her doctors doubted she would live another 48 hours. She survived, but would eventually need a transplant⁶. She came to StoryCorps last year with her friend CJ Johnston to remember what happened next.

KIM PRATT: I spent five years on dialysis, and my main concern was just make it through each day and just make more days. I wanted to be here for my children. It's an interesting thing when you find yourself needing an organ. It's not something you can go rent or buy. You have to rely on the unconditional⁷ kindness of another human being.

CJ JOHNSTON: I was sitting at home, and a friend had posted a flyer saying that there was a woman looking for a kidney. I remember scrolling⁸ past and thinking, oh, someone will reach out to her. But then a couple of weeks went by, and then I saw it shared again. And I said, maybe that someone's me.

PRATT: You messaged me, and you didn't know me. I wondered what you saw in me.

JOHNSTON: My best friend, my first love - he died waiting for a new heart. Jonathan was in my class when we were 7 years old, and he walked up to me the first day and said, hi, I'm Jonathan, and I'm your new best friend. I think he recognized another child that was maybe a little geeky like I am. So from the time that I was 7 years old through the time we were 14, it was Jonathan and CJ. He was a sickly child who had been in and out of surgery his whole life. When he passed, to say it was difficult is the understatement of the world. I just remember thinking no one should have to die waiting for an organ.

PRATT: When you made that decision, you saved me. I get goosebumps because you were doing that for me.

JOHNSTON: I'm happy to have been able to do it.

PRATT: You know, we're not really on this Earth as long as we think sometimes. And when you're in my position, it's like you got wings, but everyone handed you a feather like a doctor that took care of you, the tech that used to make sure they did your needles correctly. Each person along the way is giving you a feather, and then finally you fly. But you were my needle in the haystack. You were the one. You were the one.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

FADEL: That was Kim Pratt and CJ Johnston. You can hear more about their friendship on the StoryCorps podcast. Find it at npr.org.

1 kidney   

n.肾，腰子，类型

参考例句：

• Several of the patients had received kidney transplant.病人中有几位已接受了肾移植手术。
• The operation to transplant a kidney is now fairly routine.肾脏移植手术如今已相当常见。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 kidneys   

肾形矿脉； 肾，肾脏( kidney的名词复数 )； （可食用的动物的）腰子

参考例句：

• The function of the kidneys is to excrete wastes from the body. 肾的功能是排泄人体里的废物。
• She got a very dangerous disease of kidneys. 她得了一种很危险的肾病。

6 transplant   

n.移植的器官或植物；v.使迁移，使移居

参考例句：

• Some plants do not transplant well.有些植物不宜移植。
• Several of the patients had received kidney transplant.病人中有几位已接受了肾移植手术。

7 unconditional   

adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的

参考例句：

• The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
• My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。

8 scrolling   

n.卷[滚]动法，上下换行v.（电脑屏幕上）从上到下移动（资料等），卷页( scroll的现在分词 )；（似卷轴般）卷起；（像展开卷轴般地）将文字显示于屏幕

参考例句：

• Another important detail required by auto-scrolling is a time delay. 自动滚屏需要的另一个重要细节是时间延迟。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• In 2D visualization and drawing applications, vertical and horizontal scrolling are common. 在二维的可视化及绘图应用中，垂直和水平滚动非常普遍。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓