When Matthew Jones decided to donate a kidney(肾)to a stranger, the Michigan father of five had no idea he'd be starting a life-saving, "pay-it-forward" chain.
His kidney donation to a Phoenix woman in 2007 set off a long-running organ donation that resulted in 10 sick people getting new kidneys over a year.It hasn't ended yet.
Jones, who lives in Petoskey, Michigan, heard a news report about a man giving a kidney to a stranger and thought he'd like to do that, too.He worked with a transplant center in Buffalo, NY, but no match worked out.
He ultimately(最后)was referred to Dr Michael Rees, a transplant surgeon at University of Toledo Nedical Center, who was trying to design an advanced living-donor pairing system.
It paired the 30-year-old Jones with Barb Bunnell, a 53-year-old Arizona woman whose husband wanted to donate a kidney to her but was incompatible.
Just after the July 18, 2007 surgery, Jones recalls feeling "like a truck had run over me".But he was well enough to go to a Diamondbacks baseball game five days later.
Bunnell's grateful husband, Ron, then became what Rees believes is the world's first "bridge"donor, meaning he donated his kidney later.
Ron Bunnell was on a plane a week later to give his kidney to a 32-year-old Toledo woman, Angie Heckman.She's a waitress at a bar owned by her mother, Laurie Sarvo.Sarvo then gave a kidney to a woman in Columbus, Ohio, whose daughter then became the fourth donor in the chain.
On it ran through patient-donor pairs including two more married couples, a daughter and father, and two friends.The last operation was done last March, with a 60-year-old woman in Toledo getting a kidney from a Baltimore donor.That recipient's daughter wants to donate a kidney, but a match hasn't worked out yet.
"There's a very good possibility that when I'm dead and gone, this chain will still be going on," Jone said.
(1)
What made Jones decide to donate this kidney?
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A.
His plan to start a life-saving kidney donation chain.
B.
His plan to start a living-donor pairing systern.
C.
The example of a man who had donated a kidney
D.
The example of a man who had taken part in a donating chain.
(2)
The underlined word“incompatible” in Para.5 probably means“________”
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A.
of different types
B.
with health problems
C.
for a better use
D.
in a good condition
(3)
According to the text, " 'bridge' donor" refers to ________.
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A.
a person who introduces a kidney donor to a patient in need
B.
a person who donates a kidney after his family member receives one
C.
a person who does the operation of moving a kidney
D.
a person who is responsible for matching different types of kidneys.
(4)
Which of the following shows the RIGHT donor-patient relationship?
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A.
Matthew Jones-Michael Rees; Barb Bunnell-Ron Bunnell.
B.
Matthew Jones-Michael Rees; Angie Heckman-a woman in Toledo.
C.
Matthew Jones-Barb Bunnell; Ron Bunnell-Laurie Sarvo.
D.
Matthew Jones-Barb Bunnell; Laurie Sarvo-a woman in Columbus.
(5)
What can be inferred about the kidney donation chain?