Brooklyn man's plea for kidney donor for wife goes viral

Friday, December 28, 2018
NEW YORK (WABC) -- A Brooklyn man's plea for help for his sick wife is going viral.

An editor for CNN spotted the man at Target wearing a sign on his back that reads, 'In need of a kidney for my wife, B+'
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The editor posted a photo of the man on Twitter, where it went viral - celebrities shared the post in hopes of finding a donor.

It turns out the man's name is Raymond Thompson.
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Thompson says he has been getting phone calls from all of over the world from people offering to help.

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