A freshman outfielder on the Wake Forest University baseball team got a new lease on life this week, when the head coach donated a kidney to him. According to the Associated Press, the coach, Tom Walter, turned out to be a good match for a transplant, while family members of the student, Kevin Jordan, were not. Both coach and player were recovering today in a hospital in Atlanta, and the chief surgeon on the operation said he expected both men to recover fully. Mr. Jordan suffers from an autoimmune disorder that leads to kidney failure; before the transplant, he was on daily dialysis. Mr. Walter told the AP that, when he announced his plans to members of the team, they responded with “stunned silence followed by a round of applause.”
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14 Responses to Wake Forest U. Coach Donates Life-Saving Kidney to Player
11153028 - February 9, 2011 at 8:24 am
Does this violate NCAA requirements regarding gifts to student athletes?
22086364 - February 9, 2011 at 8:28 am
What a wonderful story. If he’s lucky, Mr. Jordan won’t need daily dialysis. What a gift.
mizzou224 - February 9, 2011 at 11:08 am
11153028: Your lame attempt at humor isn’t even funny. Try to find a more productive way to get yourself noticed.
11126724 - February 9, 2011 at 12:16 pm
Here! Here, mizzou224. I echo your sentiments exactly. Dialysis is a painful curse for anyone who must do it, and their entire families. 11153028 should be ashamed for its insensitivity and rank callousness.
kpeeefromreddit - February 9, 2011 at 1:32 pm
it is absolutely ridiculous that 11153028 would joke about Dialysis, i would not wish this on my worst enemy.
pitchpatch - February 9, 2011 at 2:14 pm
I can’t believe you, 11153028. You’re what’s wrong with this world. Absolutely no sense of compassion whatsoever. Sickening.
33321 - February 9, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Actually…it was pretty funny.
greenhills73 - February 9, 2011 at 4:00 pm
I didn’t see it as an insensitive comment at all. I think he was making a lighthearted comment about a happy story.
redditfan - February 9, 2011 at 5:34 pm
Hiya Reddit, not this comment, the next one.
diggfan - February 9, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Actually, it isn’t the next comment, it’s the first one. Just like the thread said.
P.S. Reddit gave my computer a virus.
4chanfan - February 9, 2011 at 8:57 pm
derp
khirsch - February 10, 2011 at 5:55 pm
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/10/sports/baseball/10transplant.html
Erik Christianson, director of public and media relations for the N.C.A.A., said: “We wish Coach Walter and Kevin Jordan all the best. This wonderful act of compassion and generosity is truly extraordinary, beyond the scope of any rule.”
Meaghan Rajkumar - July 25, 2011 at 6:42 pm
As higher education tops the political agenda for many countries, I think collaboration and benchmarking will play a crucial role. how can we turn competition into collaboration?
anil - July 27, 2011 at 10:02 pm
so thoughtful, laghari; he needs all the support and yes, i agree with meaghan, collaboration and not competition is the key in the region,