Tonight—an Erie man is recovering with a new kidney and a new outlook on life.
Eight days ago, Eric Urbieta underwent a kidney transplant at UPMC Hamot, giving him a second chance at life.
For years, Eric had been living with end-stage renal disease, an irreversible stage of chronic kidney disease. When doctors told his family they were not good candidates to donate, the fear of running out of time became very real…