FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A Forsyth County man says advice from a local NFL veteran is changing his life.
He desperately needs a kidney transplant and is taking his call for help to social media.
Vishnu Dureddy has always been the type to keep his troubles to himself.
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Willie Blackwell wants to talk him out of it.
“I’m very much a private person, honestly. We just keep it in the family,” Dureddy told Channel 2′s Berndt Petersen.
Dureddy has stage 5 kidney failure.
He undergoes 18 hours of dialysis each and every day.
He needs a transplant.
Blackwell knows how it feels.
“I get kind of emotional talking about it. God has really blessed me. Any way I can help somebody else, I do it,” Blackwell said.
Channel 2 Action News told you Blackwell’s story a year ago.
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He’s a former football star at Morris Brown College who played in the NFL.
He was in desperate need of a kidney transplant but kept it quiet.
His doctor told him to take to social media and spread the word.
Not long after that, he received the gift of life.
“I just want to be there for them,” Dureddy said while speaking of his wife and daughters.
His daughters are 13 and 15 and have helped dad take his story public after Willie gave him a little nudge.
“We are truly thankful for his help. There are no words for what he’s doing for us. He’s a true friend to us right now.” Dureddy said.
To learn more about becoming a living donor, click here: www.kidneyforvishnu.com or www.emorylivingdonor.org.
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