Article is messed up. It seems to imply that she didn't even get the employee's kidney, that it went to someone else. This is utterly confusing.

"Stevens donated her kidney to the national pool because she and Brucia were not a perfect match. That gave Brucia a better shot at getting a speedy transplant.
Stevens' kidney actually was transplanted into a patient in St. Louis, and Brucia's came from San Francisco."

TorqueToad: Article is messed up. It seems to imply that she didn't even get the employee's kidney, that it went to someone else. This is utterly confusing.

"Stevens donated her kidney to the national pool because she and Brucia were not a perfect match. That gave Brucia a better shot at getting a speedy transplant.
Stevens' kidney actually was transplanted into a patient in St. Louis, and Brucia's came from San Francisco."

This is what's referred to as a "Chain Donation". Person A, B, and C all need new kidneys. Their friends/family members D, E, and F, are not a match to A, B, and C, respectively, but perhaps D matches B, F matches C, etc.

D, E, and F all donate their kidneys "in the name" of their intended recipients, and a "matchmaking" system happens to make sure that A, B, and C all get the kidneys they need.

So, Ms. Brucia did NOT receive a kidney FROM Ms. Stevens, but she DID receive a kidney BECAUSE of Ms. Stevens.

TorqueToad: "Stevens donated her kidney to the national pool because she and Brucia were not a perfect match. That gave Brucia a better shot at getting a speedy transplant.
Stevens' kidney actually was transplanted into a patient in St. Louis, and Brucia's came from San Francisco."

But that's standard practice, when you want to donate a kidney to someone, but you aren't a perfect match. It's not exactly like you can take it back, but it wasn't a completely unconnected general donation to the pool either.

Sucks to be the firee, but the biatch boss also deserves a major boo.

I can appreciate the sentiment, would probably feel the same way under the circumstances, but she's kind of SOL.

This lack of basic understanding that the employee in question is demonstrating now is probably what got them fired.

While I can understand, I don't think it works that way.

she trusted someone who worked at a car dealership?

has she never BEEN to a car dealership?

namegoeshere: TorqueToad: Article is messed up. It seems to imply that she didn't even get the employee's kidney, that it went to someone else. This is utterly confusing.

"Stevens donated her kidney to the national pool because she and Brucia were not a perfect match. That gave Brucia a better shot at getting a speedy transplant.
Stevens' kidney actually was transplanted into a patient in St. Louis, and Brucia's came from San Francisco."

That's how it works now. Your loved one needs a kidney. You are willing but are not a match. So you donate to random matching stranger, whose loved one donates to someone else, and on and on until your loved one gets a matching kidney from their random stranger match.

NATIONAL KIDNEY REGISTRY:

namegoeshere: Now, Stevens says that her health insurance coverage will soon run out -- leaving her unable to pay future medical and psychiatric bills related to the transplant.

I suspect your psychiatric needs predated this surgery.

"I don't know what I'm going to do," she said. "I can't afford it -- it's a lot of money. I may have a hard time getting insurance because I donated a kidney. I thought I would be at that job until I retired."

That might have been something to consider before you made such a major life decision.

I felt for this lady when the story first came out, but the more she talks, the more guanopsychotic she sounds. Now you want to harm an innocent stranger to vent your anger with your boss because she did not behave exactly as you expected, when you did not investigate the situation fully before donating a major organ, but merely assumed?



Or maybe the fact that donating a kidney and saving someones life screws you over for the rest of your own life because your country's medical system is based on profit rather than actual health care is the biggest problem here.

Article is seriously lacking info.

Woman donated kidney so boss could get new kidney from national pool.

Woman suffered side effects due to the fact that the surgery is MUCH harder on donors than recipients.

Boss fired woman because she didn't want to deal with the "consequences" of woman's side effects on her employment stats/sales.

Boss=totally useless human being. Ungrateful is too kind a word for her.

Delay: Mr. Potatoass: OK. What's the "give me back my black t-shirt" reference?

Ben Folds Five

Thanks

Kanemano: Mr. Potatoass: OK. What's the "give me back my black t-shirt" reference?

I'm assuming you have a computer.. and on this computer you might be familiar with a site named "GOOGLE"

Piss off

...and give me back my black t-shirt, amirite!?


Seriously, though, it's time to man up and just stab her in the transplanted kidney. Problem solved.

Car Dealers. It's almost like they only care about themselves.

Anyone who donates an organ to anyone who is not a close relative or life long friend is an idiot.

That is all.

I said kidley, diddle I?

I know that I deleted that superfluous 'now,' but there it is, still. Right there staring at me. Now.

TorqueToad: Article is messed up. It seems to imply that she didn't even get the employee's kidney, that it went to someone else. This is utterly confusing.

"Stevens donated her kidney to the national pool because she and Brucia were not a perfect match. That gave Brucia a better shot at getting a speedy transplant.
Stevens' kidney actually was transplanted into a patient in St. Louis, and Brucia's came from San Francisco."

That's how it works now. Your loved one needs a kidney. You are willing but are not a match. So you donate to random matching stranger, whose loved one donates to someone else, and on and on until your loved one gets a matching kidney from their random stranger match.

Translation:

I'll see your successful kidney transplant and RAISE you a publicity nightmare, Atlantic Automotive Group

TorqueToad: Article is messed up. It seems to imply that she didn't even get the employee's kidney, that it went to someone else. This is utterly confusing.

That is what happened. The woman is a moran and it's easy now to see now how she was so easily manipulated.

fusillade762: FreakinB: And don't forget....to give me back my black t-shirt.

Came here to do this. Did NOT expect it to be the second AND third comment.

and fifth, and seventh, and eighth.

Now, Stevens says that her health insurance coverage will soon run out -- leaving her unable to pay future medical and psychiatric bills related to the transplant.

I suspect your psychiatric needs predated this surgery.

"I don't know what I'm going to do," she said. "I can't afford it -- it's a lot of money. I may have a hard time getting insurance because I donated a kidney. I thought I would be at that job until I retired."

That might have been something to consider before you made such a major life decision.

I felt for this lady when the story first came out, but the more she talks, the more guanopsychotic she sounds. Now you want to harm an innocent stranger to vent your anger with your boss because she did not behave exactly as you expected, when you did not investigate the situation fully before donating a major organ, but merely assumed?

Tiny fist of rage.

And don't forget to give me back my black t-shirt.