B.C. family makes public plea for kidney donor as father's health rapidly declines
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A B.C. family is pleading for help as a loved one's health deteriorates while waiting for a kidney transplant.
A B.C. family is pleading for help as a loved one's health deteriorates while waiting for a kidney transplant.
Since being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2018, Anthony Lynch has seen his kidney health rapidly decline. Recently, the pain has become unbearable.
Insomnia, intense fatigue and trouble walking are just three challenges Lynch faces daily.
"To be honest, I feel like death," said Lynch. "I've never felt like this in my life, and I remember when they said I would have some kidney problems and that symptoms were coming, but I never thought it would be like this."
Lynch’s wife, Tiffani Warnick, has been at his side throughout his journey with kidney failure and watched as the once vibrant and energetic husband and father became a shell of himself.
Warnick explains that Lynch recently had two emergency procedures to have a catheter put in his stomach to begin home dialysis.
"No more driving for now," she said. "His brain is foggy. His reactions are slower in response than normal. He cannot work. Every day is mostly waking up to go back to bed."
