July 20, 2025
He Gave Her a Kidney — Then Asked for It Back 💔🩺
He Donated a Kidney to His Wife to Save Her Life — Then Demanded It Back During Divorce in One of the Most Shocking Relationship Feuds Ever I remember scrolling late one night when the headline caught my eye: “Surgeon Demands Kidney Back or $1.5 Million After Divorce.” It sounded more like a soap opera plot than real life. But digging deeper, I discovered this strange and emotional saga unfolded in the mid‑2000s on Long Island—and the real people involved gave it a haunting human edge. Richard and Dawnell Batista tied the knot in 1990, excited and hopeful about building a







