Jezebel: Kidney

Today In Warm Fuzzies: Woman Finds Kidney Donor On Craigslist

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:10:00 EST

Craigslist is good for more than just finding cheap used furniture for your apartment. Out of desperation, 28-year-old Selina Hodge posted an ad for a kidney donor in July and wound up getting 800 responses. One was from 23-year-old Stephanie Grant, who lives nearby in Florida and saw a story about Hodge on TV. "I had a gut instinct when I saw the request for a donor on television. I had to get involved," she said. The women underwent surgery this week and so far it seems that there were no complications. Hodge's mother, Gina Evans, said of Grant, "It just amazes me that somebody would actually lay down their life for a complete stranger." More »

"Delightful Woman" In Need Of Kidney

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:20:00 EST

Will this classified ad in a local paper actually work? More »

Sisters Starting Over

Lauri Apple — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 11:40:00 EST

[Jackson, Mississippi, January 7: Gladys (left) and Jamie Scott wave during a news conference held after their release from prison. Their life sentences for armed robbery were suspended after Gladys agreed to donate a kidney to Jamie. Image via AP.]

Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:40:00 EST

Surgeons in Baltimore successfully removed a woman's kidney through her vagina last Thursday. Hospital officials believe that this may be the first transvaginal removal of a kidney destined for donation. More »

Doctor Demands That Estranged Wife Return Kidney — Or Pay

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:30:00 EST

A New York doctor wants his estranged wife to return the kidney he donated to her, and is suing her for $1.5 million in lieu of the organ. More »