A desperate Indiana grandmother has failed to find a kidney donor after running a six-month campaign on a billboard at the side of a road in her hometown.
Norma Watson, 69, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease called Alport Syndrome five years ago and has to undergo grueling dialysis.
The condition attacks the filtering units in her kidneys and makes it difficult for her body to process waste, toxins and fluids.
Norma Watson, 69, (pictured) was diagnosed with a genetic disease called Alport Syndrome five years ago and has to undergo grueling dialysis
Norma, her family and community came together to raise funds to place a billboard at the side of a road in her town in the hope that a suitable living donor might come forward
Her family came together to raise funds to put up a billboard near the intersection of SR 252 and U.S. 31 in Princes Lakes, a small town near Camp Atterbury where she lives.
However, the billboard, which has sat along the Johnson County intersection for nearly six months spreading the word of Norma’s search, came down on Wednesday.
A number of people have come forward offering their kidneys, but so far none have been a match.
Her daughter Dawna Forward said: 'We know the outcome if she doesn't get a kidney. People on can only live so long on dialysis.
'It's difficult, it's scary, it's frightening. You never know how it will turn out.
Watson has six children and 15 grandchildren. However because the disease is genetic, her family members are not able to donate.
'You get calls from people that are
