SOUTHGATE, Mich. – The family of a Southgate man in need of a kidney transplant has launched a GoFundMe fundraiser to help cover travel costs as he works to get back on the transplant list after a medical setback.
Michael Watkins, 31, has been fighting kidney disease for more than a year and has been on dialysis since his diagnosis.
Watkins’ mother, Charmaine Mathews, said her son was removed from the Royal Oak Corewell kidney transplant list because of calcium buildup near the transplant area…