Harveylives
02-25-2004, 06:00 PM
Ananova:
Extra kidneys give hard-drinking brothers the edge
Two Bosnian brothers who say they can drink as much as they want without feeling drunk have been told they each have a spare set of fully functioning kidneys.
Josip Galic, 69, from Kucetine in Bosnia said: "I had a car accident and doctors discovered I had four kidneys.
"That surprised me, but at least it explained why I could drink all my friends under the table, and never had a hangover."
He added it was a further surprise when his brother found out after a visit to the doctor that he had four kidneys as well.
Josip said his brother Ante rang him to tell him the news after a routine check-up and added that the extra kidneys were normal sized and fully functional.
Josip told Bosnian daily newspaper Vecernji List he would however never consider selling his spare kidneys.
But he added: "Although there's no way I'd sell them, I'd give them for free if family members or close friends needed them."
Extra kidneys give hard-drinking brothers the edge
Two Bosnian brothers who say they can drink as much as they want without feeling drunk have been told they each have a spare set of fully functioning kidneys.
Josip Galic, 69, from Kucetine in Bosnia said: "I had a car accident and doctors discovered I had four kidneys.
"That surprised me, but at least it explained why I could drink all my friends under the table, and never had a hangover."
He added it was a further surprise when his brother found out after a visit to the doctor that he had four kidneys as well.
Josip said his brother Ante rang him to tell him the news after a routine check-up and added that the extra kidneys were normal sized and fully functional.
Josip told Bosnian daily newspaper Vecernji List he would however never consider selling his spare kidneys.
But he added: "Although there's no way I'd sell them, I'd give them for free if family members or close friends needed them."