Rhode Island man launches ad campaign to match wife with rare blood type to a kidney donor
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A Rhode Island man is getting creative in his search to secure a kidney donor for his wife.
Jim Small, of Warwick, is exhausting all avenues to find a donor to match his wife's rare type O-negative blood.
WJAR-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1IF7nDO ) Small first started with a sign on the back of his pickup truck that read, "Type O Blood. Wife Needs Kidney. Please Donate," along with his phone number. He now operates an online campaign spreading the same message.
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Small's wife was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease over 20 years ago.
April Small is on a list to receive a transplant, but would be able to have the surgery immediately if she can provide her own donor.
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Information from: WJAR-TV, http://www.turnto10.com