Randy Russell and his wife Francine Lyrette. Russell says the kidney he received from his wife and the research that made it possible gave him a second chance at life.

Kidney Walk returns

2022-09-202022-09-20 Liz Draper 90 Views

Brett Thoms
Shawville September 18, 2022
Randy Russell, resident of Sand Bay, wants to make sure that people turn out for the Pontiac Kidney walk on October 2 at the Shawville Fairgrounds.
Russell has a disease called polycystic kidneys, which causes people to be born with thousands of cysts on their kidneys, which only grow as the individual ages.
“[The cysts] fill up with liquid and what they end up doing is preventing the kidneys from doing their job, killing the nephrons which are the little filters in the kidneys.”
His experience with the disease has given him a unique perspective on life and a . . .

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