 Kidney
Theft: How safe are you?
A
Happy Woman special report.
Let's be honest. When is the
last time you gave your kidneys (or for that matter any other
internal organ) a second thought?
If you answered "Never."
You are not alone. In a recent poll conducted by our janitorial
staff we discovered that most citizens of North America, Western
Europe and parts of Australia tend to take their kidneys for
granted. An astounding 93%percent of us expect our organs
to work when needed and when we go out for an evening we expect
to wake up with them intact.
However a brand new kind of thief
is changing all that.
Organ harvesters have been targeting
men and women all over the world. These thieves dope their
unsuspecting victims and then sell their organs, most commonly
kidneys on the black market where a kidney can command up
to $10,000.
Kidney theft is one of the leading
causes of death in kidney-less people. It is one of the fastest
rising crimes in history according to an email we received
Tuesday from dave@nospam. Not only does it leave the victim
without kidneys it also leaves the victim feeling ashamed
and violated.
A source close to this reporter
gave a fourth-hand account of this horrifying crime.
"My friend's cousin's
sister Fiona (Editors note: Fiona is not her real
name. Her real name is Mary Ann Jedson) was vacationing
in New Orleans. She met a man at a bar and they started
talking. They hit it off and he bought her a drink.
The next thing she remembers
is waking up in a bathtub filled with ice. There was
a phone next to the bathtub with a note taped to it that
said 'Call 911.'
Fiona did this and explained
the strange circumstances to the 911 operator. The operator,
well familiar with organ harvesters asked Fiona to slowly
reach behind and feel if there is a tube protruding out
of her back. To her horror she found one, luckily the
911 operator had all ready contacted the ambulance and
Fiona was saved."
Fiona was saved, but how safe
are you?
Tips
to protect your kidneys and How do I know if my kidney's have
been stolen? Top signs to look for
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