After billboard plea, Tennessee man finally gets kidney transplant
Harold Scott of Tennessee, who had kidney failure and was on dialysis, used signs and a billboard to seek a kidney donor. After three years, he received a transplant from a donor in Chicago, giving him a new lease on life. His efforts raised donor awareness in the U.S., where many patients await transplants.
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