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A Dauphin County man in need of a kidney is looking for his perfect match

"It would be a second life," he said. "Like having a second life again."

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — At the start of 2020, Doug Seaman was a normal 58-year-old who aside from having diabetes, was healthy.

That is until he started having symptoms that were anything but normal.

"I ended up in the hospital; I was in really bad shape," he said. "I didn't feel good." 

He was told he had kidney failure and was immediately put on dialysis.

"Were you shocked?"

"Yes, I was very shocked," Seaman said. 

He says this diagnosis has definitely been a setback for him.

Having a new kidney would mean he can go back to the job he loves so much  and resume his everyday activities.

"It would be a second life," he said. "Like having a second life again."

So, his next plan was to find a donor. Doug could get a deceased donor or a living donor.

But the waiting time for a deceased donor in Central Pennsylvania is 5 to 7 years.

"Living donors are the best kidney transplants to get because they last longer, they work right away; patients do very well with them," Sandra Cantera, The Transplant Program Manager at Penn State Health, said. 

Doug knew his best bet to finding a living donor was to try to reach out to as many people as he could, so he created signs that have been displayed all over Dauphin County.

Some of those displays caught the attention of people driving by who have shared the signs on social media.

One of those people was Regan Theresa who saw the sign while at a stoplight.

Theresa saw the sign while sitting at a stoplight with her boyfriend. After some discussion, the couple turned around so she could take a picture of it and share it online. 

Her picture didn't get much traction on her Facebook page, so she decided to post it on Twitter.

Theresa didn't think anything would come of the post as she only has 60 followers, but she was wrong. Her post has over 10,000 retweets.

"I didn't expect any of this, but I'm really happy that it's getting the attention so that maybe he can have his life saved," Theresa said. 

Doug hopes those retweets and shares continue to grow, because that means having a second chance at life.

"If people would share my story it would be a great gift for me," Seaman said. 

If you'd like to be a kidney donor for Doug Seaman you can contact:

UPMC-Harrisburg: 717-231-8757

Penn State Health: 717-531-6092

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