Appendix Sales Increase Substantially
The illegal organ trade is a sinister business with often deadly implications, but Truthahol has discovered an even darker side to this black market. No solid figures exist covering the worldwide sale of organs for transplant, but experts believe the practice is widespread in many nations. Kidneys and livers top the list of most sought after organs, but cornea and lung transplants are commonplace as well.
In many nations, legal organ transplants involve long waiting lists with uncertain availability—but many wealthy patients bypass this system. Organs for cash, brokered by a shadowy dealer, allow the rich recipient freedom from medial problems (and often leave the poor paid donor with severe heath issues). This has been the treatment method of choice for wealthy heiresses and hospital tycoons for decades, but Truthahol has discovered a strange new fad among organ merchants: the sale of appendixes.
The exact role of the vermiform appendix is unknown. Charles Darwin postulated the organ was used millions of years ago for the digestion of leaves by our ancestors, and has since become vestigial. More recently, scientists have theorized the appendix serves as a safe haven for useful bacteria in the large intestine, preventing their loss during diarrhea.
Unfortunately, much of this organ’s sale remains obscure. Truthahol can confirm a number of appendectomies and appendectografts taking place at a small heath center in the European Principality of Lichtenstein. Based on organ black markets around the world, we can assume many poor Lichtensteiners are paid for their appendixes, which are then surgically inserted into the rich recipient, while the hospital and organ dealers take a substantial cut.
The most baffling aspect of this case, however, is the sudden appendix craze among the rich. Maybe they’re trying to feel whole again after a particularly emotional appendix removal, or perhaps the appendix has become a fashionable status symbol. Like the appendix’s mysterious purpose, the reasoning behind this moneyed organ trade remains unknown.
In many nations, legal organ transplants involve long waiting lists with uncertain availability—but many wealthy patients bypass this system. Organs for cash, brokered by a shadowy dealer, allow the rich recipient freedom from medial problems (and often leave the poor paid donor with severe heath issues). This has been the treatment method of choice for wealthy heiresses and hospital tycoons for decades, but Truthahol has discovered a strange new fad among organ merchants: the sale of appendixes.
The exact role of the vermiform appendix is unknown. Charles Darwin postulated the organ was used millions of years ago for the digestion of leaves by our ancestors, and has since become vestigial. More recently, scientists have theorized the appendix serves as a safe haven for useful bacteria in the large intestine, preventing their loss during diarrhea.
Unfortunately, much of this organ’s sale remains obscure. Truthahol can confirm a number of appendectomies and appendectografts taking place at a small heath center in the European Principality of Lichtenstein. Based on organ black markets around the world, we can assume many poor Lichtensteiners are paid for their appendixes, which are then surgically inserted into the rich recipient, while the hospital and organ dealers take a substantial cut.
The most baffling aspect of this case, however, is the sudden appendix craze among the rich. Maybe they’re trying to feel whole again after a particularly emotional appendix removal, or perhaps the appendix has become a fashionable status symbol. Like the appendix’s mysterious purpose, the reasoning behind this moneyed organ trade remains unknown.