Ishaku offered to donate a kidney to Lola. Naturally.
He would rather have her alive in any form than not at all
Tests were run on both potential donor and patient. While blood typing matched, tissue typing was incompatible.
The hospital checked its database for matches. Zilch.
They extended to the state. Lola was put on a waiting on a waiting list.
Meanwhile, she needed dialysis every week.
Apart from the cost, which ran into tens of thousands, the treatment left her weak.
The whole thing broke Ishaku's heart.
And then a call changed everything.
A staff of the state Medical Data Management (MDM) informed them that a woman had just passed on. Her will and testament donated her organs for medical purposes. She and Lola matched.
The only hitch was that they needed to do something to move to the front of the queue
One-quarter of a million was touted.
It was a steep sum but doable---under normal circumstances. And normal circumstances these were not. Between Lola's parents and Ishaku, months of dialysis had depleted their savings. That the number required had scaled up to two a week did not help matters.
The helter-skelter frenzy for cash took over.
They hit one-fifty within three days. As a sign of good faith they sent it to the account advised by the fellow facilitating the deal.
Two days later, her line stopped connecting. MDM said they had no staff by that name.
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