| Lomu Could Raise Organ Donation Profile
10/02/2004 05:34 PM
NewstalkZB
Jonah Lomu may have become an unwitting publicity agent for organ donation.
The superstar has made headlines throughout the rugby world saying he needs a kidney transplant, or he faces life in a wheelchair.
Auckland kidney transplant recipient Cecil Lochan says he has a lot of concern for people like Jonah, but he says there are a lot of ordinary people in a similar predicament.
| Audio and Video |  | | Donor on Jonah's transplant needs - 10/02/2004 04:57 PM - Organ recipient Cecil Lochan talks to Newstalk ZB's Larry Williams about rugby giant Jonah Lomu, who faces life in a wheelchair if he fails to get a kidney transplant. | | | | Requirements | He says there is a huge shortage of donors due to the dramatic rise in kidney failure cases, and if those people benefit from the publicity over Jonah, then so much the better.
Mr Lochan advises Jonah Lomu to have confidence in himself and think positively during the transplant process.
He says finding out your kidney has failed is like having your world shatter around you.
Cecil Lochan waited two years for a kidney, received one in the year 2000, and today, although he must continue to be disciplined and take anti-rejection drugs, he says he feels he has a new life.
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Katie Tookey's story is on video.
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