697510login-checkPittsburgh native with a kidney transplant competes on ‘Survivor’: ‘I never thought that could be me’ |
By Hanna Webster
Josh Wilder never expected to spend weeks surviving in the wild on national television.
He was born with Prune Belly syndrome, a rare genetic condition in which some internal organs and the abdominal muscles don’t fully develop. He frequented Pittsburgh doctor’s offices and hospitals throughout his childhood and was put on a strict, low-fat diet of healthy fruits and vegetables (a kid’s favorite) to protect his kidneys.
Read more in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
697510login-checkPittsburgh native with a kidney transplant competes on ‘Survivor’: ‘I never thought that could be me’ |