‘I’m Healthy Again’: Former Raven Lional Dalton Gets Kidney Transplant & Second Chance At Life

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Twenty-year-old memories of Super Bowl 35 look similar conscionable yesterday for Lional Dalton.

To past 8 years arsenic a pro, you person to beryllium capable to fight. Last January, helium recovered retired conscionable however beardown helium was erstwhile helium recovered himself astatine the Hospital.

Having dealt with humor unit issues successful the past, helium knew it was serious. But this time, it was his kidneys — they were failing.

“After moving tests and a biopsy connected my kidney and my humor work, they said my kidneys were lone functioning astatine 17 percent,” Dalton told WJZ portion connected a zoom call. The prima is beaming done the model shades down him. “I needed exigency dialysis.”

They were functioning astatine lone 17 percent, good beneath the modular of 90. Dalton had end-stage kidney illness and needed a transplant.

“I’m reasoning there’s a accidental I mightiness dice anytime successful the adjacent aboriginal truthful I called my woman to marque definite my things were successful order,” helium said. Beads of sweat trickled down his forehead arsenic helium told his story.

Over a twelvemonth and a fractional later, helium got the call. Johns Hopkins recovered a donor.

“I retrieve praying that I aftermath up and I retrieve praying that this kidney takes and I tin get backmost to beingness again arsenic mean arsenic possible,” helium said.

Dr. Russell Wesson from Johns Hopkins Medicine performed the surgery.

“He required somewhat of a needle successful the haystack benignant of kidney and the close lucifer came up for him truthful helium was fortunate to get it,” said Wesson.

“When I utilized the restroom for the precise archetypal time, I astir cried,” Dalton laughs. “I was like, “It’s working! I’m steadfast again!” I shed a fewer tears with the wife. I’m not going to lie!”

A blessing for Dalton arsenic radical often hold years for a kidney transplant. He present gets his 2nd chance.

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When Dalton spoke with WJZ Reporter Max McGee this afternoon, helium listed each of his accolades and asked him “who is helium now?” He said cipher ever asked him that before! But he’s a feline who gets different changeable to get the champion retired of people.