Fulham midfielder, Kevin McDonald reveals chronic kidney disease battle as he prepares for transplant
Fulham midfielder, Kevin McDonald has revealed he is putting his career on hold to have a transplant amid a long battle with chronic kidney disease.
The Scotland international has been suffering from kidney disease for around 14 years now and has been under doctors' orders throughout a playing career which has included 500 professional appearances Dundee, Sheffield United, and Wolves. He also made five international caps for Scotland.
The 32-year-old is now planing for a transplant in April after friends and family members put themselves forward to offer a replacement kidney.
'I've been fighting a chronic kidney disease, or kidney failure ever since I started playing football. I've had it my whole career and obviously been under the orders of the doctors throughout my whole c...