Woman searches for donor after COVID-19 damaged her kidneys

Woman searches for donor after COVID-19 damaged her kidneys

MAN ARRESTED FOR LIVING INSIDE AMAJOR AIRPORT.THE NUMBER OF COVID CASESREPORTED IN THE STATE...NOW MORE THAN 350 THOUSAND..THIS AS OKLAOMA CLOSES IN ONTHREE THOUSAND DEATHS.HERE IN TULSA COUNTY..

THEREARE MORE THAN 58-THOUSANDREPORTED CASES.AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE TULSAHEALTH DEPARTMENT ZIP CODEMAP... MUCH OF THE COUNTY IS INA RED ZONE.CURRENTLY MORE THAN 51 HAVERECOVERED...AND THERE ARE MORE THAN SIXTHOUSAND ACTIVE CASES.BUT JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVERECOVERED...DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE OUT OFTHE WOODS.OTHER THAN THE LUNGS...DOCTORS ARE DISCOVERINGCORONAVIRUS CAN SEVERELY DAMAGEORGANS SUCH AS THE HEART ANDKIDNEYS.A GREEN COUNTRY WOMAN IS NOWHOPING COVID'S EFFECTS WON'TSTOP HER KIDNEYS FROM WORKING.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S SIERRAPIZARRO BRINGS US HER URGENT CRYFOR A MATCHING DONOR.SLEEPING IS A RARITYWHEN YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR THEONE THING THAT MAKES THEDIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE ANDDEATH.00:10;48;04 - 00:10:49;16SIERRA: "So, you need a kidney?"00:17:24;02 - 00:17:28;23Eagle-miller: "That's what I'mdoing.

I'm looking for O+ or O-,if anyone has one layingaround."TRESA EAGLE-MILLER HASPOLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE.SHE GOT DIAGNOSED FOUR YEARSAGO.IT'S AN INHERITED DISORDERSO, SHE'S KNOWN FOR YEARS SHE'DNEED A KIDNEY DONATION.HOWEVER, COVID-19 IS BOOSTED THEURGENCY.00:24:53:16 - 00:25:04;16EAGLE-MILLER: "It did a numberit did what it needed to do withmy kidneys.

The whole goal wasto stay away from COVID becauseof the possibility of fatalityfor me."00:26:30;21 - 00:26:35;07SIERRA: "So, COVID affected yourkidney as well."eagle-miller: "Yes it did."00:26:36;19 - 00:26:40;24Sierra: "How so?"Eagle-miller: "Well, enough thatI need dialysis now."SINCE SHE CONTRACTED COVID-19EAGLE-MILLER'S KIDNEYS ARE NOWLARGER THAN A FOOTBALL.A NORMAL-SIZED KIDNEY CAN FIT INTWO HANDS.00:32:19;00 - 00:32:22;09"They're polyps all over, cystsall over my kidneys."TO PROLONG HOW MUCH TIME SHE HASLEFT...EAGLE-MILLER CONQUERED HER FIRSTROUND OF DIALYSIS MONDAY00:14:55;04 - 00:15:09;02EAGLE-MILLER: "I just closed myeyes and went through my firsttreatment with my eyes closedthinking it will be over soon.This will pass too.

It's justwhat I gotta do to be here."EAGLE-MILLER IS A CHAMPION STICKBALL PLAYER HOPING TO GET BACKON THE FIELD WITH A NEW KIDNEY.HUNDREDS FOLLOW HER JOURNEY TO AMATCHING DONOR ONLINE.00:16:19;21 - 00:16:28;23EAGLE-MILLER: "It's veryhumbling to know I took pride inbeing a very strong individual,a strong Native woman and now Ineed help."EAGLE-MILLER UNDERGOES DIALYSISTWICE A WEEKUNTIL SHE GETS THAT VERY SPECIALDONATION.I'M SIERRA PIZARRO.2 WORKS FOR YOU.JOHNS HOPKINS REPORTS: UP TO30 PERCENT OF HOSPITALIZEDCOVID-19 PATIENTS IN CHINA ANDNEW YORK DEVELOPED MODERATE ORSEVERE KIDNEY INJURY.