Qualicum First Nation Chief Michael Recalmasa国际传媒檚 long wait for a kidney replacement will soon be over.
Doctors diagnosed Recalma with kidney failure in 2018 - and a suitable donor has now come forward. That donor is Qualicum Beach Coun. Scott Harrison.
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It has been a long process, said Harrison, who has been undergoing more than year of tests and occasional delays. He is happy a date has been set for the surgery to take place, Feb. 28 at St. Paulsa国际传媒檚 Hospital in Vancouver.
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Recalma is currently on dialysis at home since doctors at St. Paulsa国际传媒檚 informed him of his health condition.
When Harrison informed him about donating a kidney, Recalma felt blessed.
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