Jesse Eisenberg has always been a big blood donor, but now he is taking his giving to another level by donating one of his kidneys to a stranger.
The Social Network star shared on Thursday that he is making the selfless decision.
“I’m actually donating my kidney in six weeks,” he said.
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“I really am.”
The Oscar-nominated actor, 42, was asked what prompted his decision.
“I don’t know why. I got bitten by the blood donation bug. I’m doing an altruistic donation (in) mid-December. I’m so excited to do it.”
Jesse Eisenberg, left, and Joseph Mazzello in “The Social Network.” Credit: Merrick Morton/Merrick Morton
An altruistic donation is when a person donates a kidney to a person with advanced kidney disease who he or she does not know.
The individuals are known as nondirected kidney donors because it’s not a kidney for a specific family member, friend or someone they know personally who needs a kidney.
“It’s essentially risk-free and so needed,” Eisenberg said. “I think people will realise that it’s a no-brainer, if you have the time and the inclination.”
There is currently an organ donor shortage in the US, with about 90,000 people on the transplant list waiting for a kidney as of September 2024, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Eisenberg also shared his love for blood donations after contributing to a blood drive in July, joking, “I just have so much blood in me, and I feel like I should spill it. I really like doing it, and I don’t know why”.
