Fans are offering to donate their kidneys to Lamar Odom

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Neha Prakash
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Lamar Odom fans are willing to do whatever it takes to help him -- including offering up their kidneys.

Even as Odom's health continues to improve, medical reports have surfaced this week claiming that the former NBA star, who was found unconscious in a Las Vegas brothel last week, has suffered extensive kidney damage and may require a transplant (despite daily dialysis treatment).

Several fans are tweeting at Odom's wife, Khloe Kardashian, with messages -- some sweet and generous, some borderline creepy -- with their blood types and contact information.

@TruLiza4u If Lamar needs a kidney I will be the first to step up and donate one of mine! That is a promise. Lamar deserves a 2nd chance.— GoingBreezyMode (@TheKnifingGhost) October 20, 2015

If Lamar Odom needs a kidney, I will gladly give up one of mine without a second thought. Mistakes do not define us. #SecondChance #Believe— GoingBreezyMode (@TheKnifingGhost) October 20, 2015

@khloekardashian if Lamar needs a kidney I would be willing to donate #PayItForward— jackie b (@jackieblackunc) October 21, 2015

@khloekardashian - My blood type is O Negative. I can donate my kidney. I just want Lamar to get better. — Cindy Lartigue (@CindyLartigue1) October 23, 2015

I would donate a kidney to #LamarOdom everyone deserves a second chance and i would do it to see @khloekardashian and him happy— Ruby Cazares (@CazaresRuby) October 23, 2015

@khloekardashian My 9 year old asked if she could donate a kidney to @RealLamarOdom cause she loves u so much #KhloeKardashian #LamarOdom— Lori Chancey (@lorih321) October 21, 2015


Of course, because this is the Internet, others are finding hypocrisy with this very public rallying behind Odom, while other (less famous) individuals who require life-saving transplants remain in need.

Wish there were people willing to donate their kidneys to people who have been waiting for years. https://t.co/fGa2vwRV0G— Alexis Bracy (@alexisbracy) October 23, 2015

if lamar odom gets a kidney this quick, i'm going to question (for the millionth time) our humanity for awhile— Winnie Cooper. (@_ChrissyJade) October 23, 2015


While the fans may not be serious about their offers, it's still an interesting testament to Odom's -- and the Kardashians' -- star power.

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