Eddie became sick and was diagnosed with kidney disease when he was 13 years old. At the time, he was told he would need a kidney transplant someday, but he would not be put on the waiting list until his kidneys became worse. His kidneys lasted until he was almost 21 years old, but then they began to fail rapidly. He was put on the waiting list for a transplant and was started on dialysis. He was able to receive a transplant about four months later; one week before his 21st birthday. That was a little over 20 years ago.
Currently the father of three children is employed as a Network Administrator and working toward earning his Master's in Business Administration. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Dialysis Tech because he had a goal to help other youth on dialysis. He wanted them to know it is possible to go on and live a full life after transplant. He says, "Life is full of hurdles. You can either reach your next hurdle and stop, or you can find a way to jump over it."
