My Sister's Keeper: Blog 1 

What would you do if your sister's life meant risking your own?

    Personally I would do almost anything for my sister, but the things that Anna has to do for Kate are pretty extreme. She was born to be a donor to Kate and I can see how that makes her feel inferior to Kate and Jesse. Starting from when she was born to her now at 13 she has been going through constant surgeries and get shots all the time and that seems ridiculous to me. And now, Anna is going to be forced to give up a kidney to Kate which will effect her for the rest of her life. I can't say for sure that I would have stood up for myself when it meant my sister could die because you never really know what you would do until you are put into a situation like this. 

Anna and Kate 

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If I were a parent I don't know if I could do that to my child. It is one thing to have one child with cancer going through dialysis and surgeries and everything else but to willingly put another daughter through surgeries like that is not something I could see myself doing. If I were to have my child do all of these surgeries I would feel obligated to ask her if she would be okay with it and to make her feel comfortable saying no. I couldn't have my child going through life thinking that all she is is a donor for her sister. 

I understand completely why Anna is starting to speak up for herself and is looking to be medically emancipated from her parents. But I can also understand the reaction that her parents, especially her mother has, when they figure it out. Her mother practically lives for Kate and would do anything to keep her alive, including making Anna give up so much for her. Not once has she ever asked Anna if it was okay to do any of the things that have been done to her and I don't find that fair at all.