KSHB: Overland Park Man Searches for Kidney Donor

An Overland Park man battling a rare disease that is damaging his kidneys is searching for a living kidney donor.

KSHB talked to Dr. Lee Cummings, surgical director of the kidney transplant surgeon at Saint Luke's Health System, about the transplant process and the importance of organ donors.

Watch the story below.

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