By writer to www.magnoliastatelive.com
Kidney search catching consideration throughout Mississippi with intelligent signal marketing campaign. After 5 months, couple nonetheless searching for match for husband.
Printed 6:15 am Sunday, Could 21, 2023
By Davis Coen
A Mississippi man’s ardent seek for a residing kidney donor caught public consideration again in January, with the eye-catching roadside indicators he and his spouse put up round Calhoun County and different components of North Mississippi.
Additionally, a big decal within the again window of his pickup truck continues to achieve motorists’ consideration, calling for potential donor candidates to succeed in out to the cellphone quantity displayed.
Small companies all through Panola, Calhoun, Yalobusha, Tallahatchie, Pontotoc and DeSoto Counties have put indicators in home windows, on doorways and on wire stakes in yards to assist discover a donor – a frightening job since over 100,000 individuals within the U.S. are in the identical troubling place.
This disheartening actuality is what first led the couple to take issues into their very own fingers.
Terry Joe Blount, 63, of Calhoun County continues to press on together with his quest.
Actually, one of many giant indicators on the aspect of Hwy. 9W close to the Lafayette/Calhoun County line continues to be getting traction.
On Monday, a girl whose consideration was captured by the signal and reached out was examined for her compatibility.
“This explicit girl is ex-military from Arizona,” stated spouse, Audra, “and lately relocated, and simply noticed it at some point driving to Oxford.”
She and Terry Joe, who’s sort O-negative, are nonetheless awaiting the take a look at outcomes, as they proceed to drive to Tupelo three days every week for dialysis.
“He sits in a chair for four-and-a-half to 5 hours every session, then we drive one other hour again dwelling. He’s exhausted and sleeps largely the remainder of the day,” Audra stated, but additionally that Terry Joe is doing pretty properly regardless of the continued wrestle.
The couple maintains hope and dedication to discover a match, with the assistance of the intelligent signage marketing campaign.
