We often joke about selling off a kidney to get Apple’s latest iPhones. That is supposed to reflect the high price tags iPhones come with but it may shock you to know that some naive teenagers actually trade-off a kidney to buy Apple’s iPhones and other products. This alarming practice is quite common in China where black market organ transplant is a thriving trade. One case that shook the tech industry was that of Xiao Wang who was a 17-year-old student back in 2011. The teenager craved for an iPhone 4 which at that time was the latest Apple phone and a status symbol at his school.
In order to get the iPhone 4 he so craved for, Wang sold one of his kidneys for the equivalent of $3,200 USD. This was more than enough for him to get the iPhone 4 for himself. Unfortunately, that is a decision that would change the course of Wang’s life forever. Since it is an underground hospital that the operation was carried out, several standard operating procedures were not adhered to. Sadly, the operating room was not sanitized properly and so, Wang soon developed an infection in the remaining kidney that made him deathly ill. And that is when Xiao’s parents discovered what their son had done. While the Wang family didn’t have the financial resources to buy the iPhone 4 that Xiao so coveted, things got worse when the family had to cover the cost of dialysis treatment.
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Xiao Wang is now 24 and story has it that he will need to continue with dialysis for the rest of his life. No doubt, his lifespan will be shortened and he won’t be able to live a normal life for the period he’ll be alive. This is a sad one and we wish him all the best. Perhaps, a fundraiser can be started to assist him to get better medical care. However, it is good to bring this out because this is just one of several cases of trading an organ for gadget stories we have come across. There’s absolutely no gain in attempting to trade an organ for a smartphone or anything whatsoever.
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