Man Tries to Donate Kidney to Twin With Deadly Disease Only to Be Told He Has the Same Illness

A Rhode Island man found he had the identical lethal illness as his twin brother solely after he tried to donate a kidney to him.

Alex Peguero has been present process dialysis therapy for his end-stage renal illness since December, WLNE has reported.

The 26-year-old, from Windfall, Rhode Island, discovered he had the sickness when he tried to donate a kidney to his brother Nick Peguero round two years in the past, in accordance with a GoFundMe web page.

Nick Peguero was recognized with stage-four kidney illness just a few years in the past. When he started dialysis after his situation worsened, his brother determined to see if he was a donor match.

“I am considering that possibly I haven’t got it, so I am going and get checked myself,” Alex Peguero informed WLNE.

Nick Peguero mentioned he was “devastated” when he discovered his brother had the identical kidney illness as he did. “It hit me actually exhausting at first,” he informed the station.

He managed to discover a donor after a yr on dialysis and mentioned he has been residing a traditional life since then—and he’s hopeful that the identical will occur for his brother.

However in accordance with the GoFundMe web page arrange for Alex Peguero, he could also be ready as much as 5 years for a kidney transplant.

“I discovered to cope with it. You may’t actually decide and select what you undergo. So you have to cope with what you’ve got bought,” he informed WLNE.

The GoFundMe web page goals to boost funds to assist him financially whereas he’s out of labor on account of each day dialysis therapies, but additionally hopes to boost consciousness so a donor could also be discovered. The organizer has been contacted for remark.

“About two years in the past when getting examined to attempt to donate a kidney to his twin brother, who was recognized with stage 4 kidney illness, Alex too discovered that he has the identical illness,” a publish on the web page mentioned.

“Though medical doctors have been capable of catch it early, this situation can solely be managed. There isn’t a actual treatment apart from receiving a kidney transplant.”

It added: “Alex was additionally positioned on the transplant checklist in September of 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital. Nevertheless, the transplant checklist has a ready interval of about three to five years.”

It added: “Getting a residing donor by a direct donation could be very best for Alex. Sadly, kidney illness runs in his household. Because of this, there’s a fair larger problem for him to discover a appropriate residing donor.”

Alex’s blood kind is A+ which could be matched to a donor with blood sorts A-, A+, O- and O+. Anybody fascinated by being a donor can contact the Rhode Island Kidney Donor Co-ordinator at 401-444-3091.