NPR: Linkfest: Widow Sues Petsmart Over Husband's Death

Linkfest: Widow Sues Petsmart Over Husband's Death

Nancy Magee's husband, Thomas, died in May 2005, just one month after he received a liver transplant. Doctors reviewing the case discovered he'd gotten a contaminated organ from the donor. Mr. Magee, as well as two other patients who received organs from the same donor, died from LCMV, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus.

After a detailed investigation, Mrs. Magee says she has traced the LCMV virus that killed her husband back to a hamster the donor purchased from Petsmart. She's now suing Petsmart Inc.

It's the BPP's Most.

Widow sues Petsmart over husband's death/ Names that match forge a bond on the Internet/ Michael Johns bounced off "Idol"

Will Hoffman

6:49 AM ET | 04-11-2008 | permalink

Comments (Send a comment)

Wow, very interesting. I hadn't looked up my name on google since I got married. I did just now and found a Sarah Lee who is a grad student at Rice University and has very similar academic interests as I. I just kept thinking "why are you me?!"

Sent by Sarah Lee | 11:07 AM ET | 04-11-2008

The other Tricia McKinney is a doctor in the U.K. Maybe I'll reach out to her.

Sent by Tricia, NPR | 6:10 PM ET | 04-11-2008

"Doctors reviewing the case discovered he'd gotten a contaminated organ from the donor." - What did they expect? Who doesn't have some "bugs" practically everyday? When a person receives another person's organ they are taking chances. But what about the donor? The donor is living and breathing while being opened and cut apart. There are two sides to this grisly affair.

Sent by somenews | 8:04 AM ET | 05-09-2008

Send a Comment

Comments are reviewed and edited by NPR prior to display. All comments will be read, but not all will be posted.

NPR reserves the right to read on the air and/or publish on its Web site or in any medium now known or unknown the e-mails and letters that we receive. We may edit them for clarity or brevity and identify authors by name and location. For additional information, please consult our Terms of Use.

E-mail this Page

Recipient's e-mail address:	» Up to twelve addresses, separated by commas.
Your e-mail address:
Your name:
Personal message (optional, 600 characters max):
Your NPR member station:
Are you a member of your local NPR station?	Yes No
Would you like to receive information from your local NPR member station? (see NPR's privacy policy)	Yes No
Please send me updates from NPR.	Yes No

(Information collected by NPR will be used solely for internal NPR or NPR member station purposes and only if you selected 'yes' above. See NPR's privacy policy for more information.)

Host

Alison Stewart

Welcome to 'The Bryant Park Project'

The Bryant Park Project started as a blog in the summer of 2007 and ended as a radio show and online community in July 2008. Read our frequently asked questions and discussion rules.