*Nate Robinson, an 11-year NBA veteran, announced his battle with kidney failure, and since then, he claims that thousands of people have offered to donate a kidney as he undergoes treatment
Speaking to ESPN’s Baxter Holmes, Robinson said, “Later on in life, when I get a kidney, I’m going to be looking back, like, ‘Damn, I really went through all this.’ That kidney I get, I’m going to cherish it. I’m going to treat it like a baby. I’m going to do everything I’m supposed to do.”
We reported earlier that Robinson has been searching for a new kidney for the past four years. He recently stressed the urgency of his situation in a new interview, stating that without a kidney replacement, he fears for his life.
“I know that I don’t have long if I can’t get a kidney,” Robinson told the Daily Mail Sports. “I know I’m not going to have long to live. So I just want to make the best of it as much as I can,” he added.
Robinson relies on a dialysis machine for his longevity and survival. The former guard said he would have a “week or two” to live without it.
A new ESPN feature reveals how long he has been struggling with the issue and how difficult it has been for him to ask for help.”
Friends urged him to publicly share that he needed a kidney transplant, but Robinson resisted due to feelings of shame and guilt.
“It’s a lot to ask somebody for something like that,” Robinson told ESPN, Cassius Life reports. “It’s not like asking somebody, ‘Bro, can I borrow some sugar?’”
Robinson is facing challenges getting on the donor list because of ongoing health issues, including high blood pressure.
“Every time I wake up and open my eyes, I pray. I go to sleep, and I pray. I’m just thankful, man. Say I don’t wake up tomorrow. I had a good life. I worked hard at what I did to get to where I was — and for people to know who I am. I worked damn hard for that … I had to grind to get out of the mud,” he said. “And. I’m going to grind to get out of the mud of this, too.”
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