Kidney transplant becomes a journey that proves love knows no boundaries
The Garden Island | Lauren Canalejas
Joey Koehne/Contributed photo: Sitting on Royal are George ‘The Greek’ Veremis and his 10-year-old son Kainoa, a.k.a Sunny, because ‘He’s such a shining personality,’ according to Veremis.
LIHU‘E â€" On Sept. 8, two companions embark on the adventure of a lifetime. George Veremis “The Greek†and Alfred “Yoshee†Hamada Sr. leave Kauai’s North Shore for the University of California, San Francisco where the former will donate his kidney to the latter.
“When I found out we were the same blood type, we went ahead with the testing to see if it could work,†Veremis said.
A year and a half later, after numerous steps taken to ensure compatibility between the two, the verdict finally came out. “The kidneys were tightly compatible,†Veremis said. “It’s as if we were related.â€
Hamada became Veremis’ godfather by adopting him and looking after him with unwavering dedication for years, even though the donor admitted to be at the time of adoption a young, rebellious surfer.
Now Veremis, 57, will do the biggest thing he has ever done in his life by donating one of his kidneys that will hopefully save Hamada’s life. The operation is due on Sept. 21.
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{Register to be an organ,eye and tissue donor. To learn how, www.donatelife.net or www.organdonor.gov}
Joey Koehne/Contributed photo: Sitting on Royal are George ‘The Greek’ Veremis and his 10-year-old son Kainoa, a.k.a Sunny, because ‘He’s such a shining personality,’ according to Veremis.
LIHU‘E â€" On Sept. 8, two companions embark on the adventure of a lifetime. George Veremis “The Greek†and Alfred “Yoshee†Hamada Sr. leave Kauai’s North Shore for the University of California, San Francisco where the former will donate his kidney to the latter.
“When I found out we were the same blood type, we went ahead with the testing to see if it could work,†Veremis said.
A year and a half later, after numerous steps taken to ensure compatibility between the two, the verdict finally came out. “The kidneys were tightly compatible,†Veremis said. “It’s as if we were related.â€
Hamada became Veremis’ godfather by adopting him and looking after him with unwavering dedication for years, even though the donor admitted to be at the time of adoption a young, rebellious surfer.
Now Veremis, 57, will do the biggest thing he has ever done in his life by donating one of his kidneys that will hopefully save Hamada’s life. The operation is due on Sept. 21.
Read more
{Register to be an organ,eye and tissue donor. To learn how, www.donatelife.net or www.organdonor.gov}
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