Searching For Heroes With Benjamin Hall

Racing Against Time: Inside America's Kidney Donor Crisis

Searching For Heroes With Benjamin Hall

Show Notes

Over 95,000 Americans need a new kidney, but early organ failure often shows no signs before it suddenly turns into a critical life or death situation.

Father, former marathoner, and patient advocate Mark Whitmore suddenly found himself facing end-stage kidney failure, and now spends 10 hours a night on dialysis while searching for a living donor. Mark shares his diagnosis, his campaign that landed on a 22-story Times Square billboard, and how his fight inspired a broader movement to help others on the waitlist.

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