Noted: The man?s niece, a 34-year-old nurse, had wanted to give him her kidney, but her Type A blood clashed with his Type O. So in exchange for Mr. Ruzzamenti?s gift, she agreed to have her kidney shipped to the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison for Brooke R. Kitzman?s transplant. It was Ms. Kitzman?s former boyfriend, David Madosh, who agreed to donate a kidney on her behalf despite their acrimonious split.