Why one woman initially chose to tell no one about her plan to donate a kidney
After turning 50, Leah Hager Cohen decided to donate her kidney. But initially, she chose not to tell any of her loved ones about the major surgery. She speaks with Piya about why it was so important to own the choice for herself.
'I'm quite proud of myself for keeping silent,' says Leah Hager Cohen
This story was originally published on October 25, 2019.
After she turned 50, Leah Hager Cohen decided to donate her kidney. But initially, she chose not to tell any of her loved ones about the major surgery.
Hager Cohen speaks with Out in the Open host Piya Chattopadhyay about why it was so important to own the choice for herself... and what she learned after finally revealing the decision to her partner, who took the news much harder than she'd expected.
This story appears in the Out in the Open episode "Silence Yourself".