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1. latchkey · 1791054800 · focus · HN ↗

   I was confused at first. Mom donated a kidney to her son and she would have been 100, making the kidney effectively 100.

   1. agumonkey · 1791055372 · focus · HN ↗

      thanks for the clarification, still fascinating that the organ could live that long .. what if the son gives the kidney to a teen again ?

      1. bmacho · 1791063513 · focus · HN ↗

         > fascinating that the organ could live that long

         All types of organs can live that long, there are 100 years old humans around. Probably many types of organs could live much longer, we don't know that, the humans having them die first.

         1. agumonkey · 1791066334 · focus · HN ↗

            I didn't read the article, apologies, but did they say the kidney was under-performing ? my comment above is badly trying to say "it's 100 and about to go much further"

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