The Long Island mother who was fired after she donated her kidney to save her boss’ life has now demanded that the woman return the organ.
According to the NY Post, Debbie Stevens, 47, said: “You hate me so much, and I’m so despicable — give me my kidney back!”
Her employer at Atlantic Automotive Group, Jackie Brucia, 47, thanked Stevens for the gift and then “wished her the best.”
She told 1010 News radio that, “I will always be grateful that she gave me a kidney. I have nothing bad to say about her. I will always be grateful to her — she did a wonderful thing for me.”
The story goes: Stevens donated her kidney to the national pool because she and Brucia weren’t a perfect match, which 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.
In papers filed last Friday with the state Human Rights commission, Stevens charges that she was clearly set up by Brucia and insisted yesterday that the only reason she was rehired was because she was a “Plan B” — in case another organ donor fell through.
According to Stevens:
“She (Brucia) used her power to manipulate me. It went from being a nice person to just being a wretched person — evil.”
Now, Stevens says her health-insurance coverage will soon run out, leaving her unable to pay future medical and psychiatric bills related to the transplant.
Stevens told the NY Post:
“I don’t know what I’m going to do. 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.”
The car dealership called Stevens’ claims “groundless.” What a terrible story, just give her back her kidney or pay for her medical bills!
