Celebrated bluegrass, country, and gospel singer Bradley Walker has always been open about the disability that has kept him from being among the most successful vocalists of his age.
A truly gifted artist with a voice that can’t be contained in a single genre, Bradley was born with muscular dystrophy, which has him restricted to a wheelchair. But since it is a non-progressive form of the ailment, he won’t get worse over time, allowing him to perform a limited schedule of shows.
Walker has, however, been diagnosed recently with Polycystic Kidney Disease, and is now waitlisted for a transplant at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. As anyone who has gone through this process knows, it can be a long wait to find a donor, though that time can be greatly shortened by finding a living donor willing to contribute a kidney. Humans can live an active, normal life with only a single kidney, and it can be a gift of life for one enduring serious kidney disease.
Bradley has been undergoing at-home peritoneal dialysis for several months now, and while not asking that anyone donate a kidney, he has shared that anyone inspired to consider doing so can contact Erlanger Hospital to discuss the possibility.
Of course any potential donor must be a match with Walker, and those tests can be done before discussions about scheduling a donation begin.
Anyone so called to consider such a gift can contact Rachel Randolph at (423) 778-6675.
Good luck, and get well soon Bradley!
