Skully White is known around Abbotsford as a charitable guy.
The owner and operator of Lullys Food Experience 香蕉视频直播� a gourmet-hotdog stand that runs out of the city香蕉视频直播檚 Canadian Tire parking lot 香蕉视频直播� raised $5,000 for the organization Jumpstart last year, with the help of his customers.
In June and December, he gave out 1,000 hotdogs, including 350 to every police officer and firefighter in Abbotsford.
And every Christmas, he 香蕉视频直播渁dopts香蕉视频直播� a family to whom he provides gifts and foods.
But White香蕉视频直播檚 latest giveaway is a doozy: He香蕉视频直播檚 donating a kidney to one of his customers, Tim Hiscock.
The pair previously knew each other only in passing. Hiscock and his wife, Cindy, were regular customers of Lullys Food Experience. They used to chat and joke around, but White didn香蕉视频直播檛 even know their names.
The visits slowly declined but White didn香蕉视频直播檛 know that Hiscock, a retired contractor, was undergoing some serious health issues.
The 46-year-old was diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes 16 years ago and began experiencing some advanced symptoms last year, including losing the vision in his left eye.
At one point, Hiscock was told that his kidneys were showing some damage and that he would likely need dialysis in about eight years.
But while he was in Disneyland last May with Cindy and their 10-year-old son Alex, his symptoms 香蕉视频直播� including an ulcer on his foot 香蕉视频直播� worsened. He was so ill that he spent most of their stay in their hotel room.
Upon the family香蕉视频直播檚 return, they went straight to the hospital, where Hiscock had surgery on his foot and then spent several weeks in and out of the hospital as his health continued to deteriorate.
Doctors discovered that his kidneys were declining much faster than they had anticipated.
One day, Hiscock and Cindy were coming out of Canadian Tire and stopped by for a quick visit with White and briefly filled him in on Hiscock香蕉视频直播檚 health issues.
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In November, Hiscock was told that he was approaching the need for dialysis and that he should start looking for a kidney donor. Although Cindy was a blood match, she couldn香蕉视频直播檛 give her husband one of her kidneys because she also has diabetes.
Hiscock saw White again in early December and informed him that he had reached the stage where he requires a transplant and would need to find a donor with blood type B or O.
White didn香蕉视频直播檛 know his blood type, but he didn香蕉视频直播檛 hesitate.
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The next morning, White called his parents, his doctor and pharmacists to see if any of them knew his blood type. No one did, so he had a blood test done and monitored his online 香蕉视频直播淢y eHealth香蕉视频直播� profile for the outcome.
White was sitting in a friend香蕉视频直播檚 pub when he got the results: His blood was type O 香蕉视频直播� a match for Hiscock.
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The two have now been undergoing a series of medical tests to confirm that both are healthy enough for surgery, and White also has to undergo a psychological analysis. Then, a date for surgery will be scheduled at Vancouver General Hospital.
White 香蕉视频直播� known for his sarcastic, energetic attitude 香蕉视频直播� is hoping it happens before March 17 so he can enjoy some Irish whiskey on St. Patrick香蕉视频直播檚 Day.
He has had to clean up his diet 香蕉视频直播� no sugar, salt, alcohol or fatty foods 香蕉视频直播� and is missing some of his favourites. (For his 香蕉视频直播渓ast supper香蕉视频直播� on Dec. 17, he enjoyed grape Kool-Aid and one of his foot-long hotdogs.)
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Hiscock said his current health issues and the prospect of how much life could change for him after the surgery have been an 香蕉视频直播渆motional roller coaster香蕉视频直播� for him, but he香蕉视频直播檚 grateful for White香蕉视频直播檚 support.
White dismisses claims from his customers 香蕉视频直播� both in person and on his Facebook page 香蕉视频直播� that he香蕉视频直播檚 a hero.
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