3X Kidney Recipient
Jimmy O'Conor has been involved with the NKF his whole life. He was diagnosed with kidney disease at the age of 5 and received his first of three transplants from his mother, whom honors through his NKF work. Jimmy, owner of Woody's Dewey Beach restaurant, “home of the world-famous crabcake,” is a top Walker and Advocate. He did tremendous work getting a Delaware Living Donor Protection Act passed. Jimmy's wife is also a kidney donor, through paired exchange. They remain passionate about patients and awareness.
