On September 17, 2014 Chris Kemoeatu and his older brother, Ma’ake held a news conference at University of Maryland Medical Center following their August 27 surgeries. Chris had learned that his health was deteriorating, especially his kidneys. He played 7 seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and is 31 years old. The only person who could save him was his older brother Ma’ake, 35, who was a former Baltimore Ravens player and was a 99% match to donate a kidney, and he was happy to do so. The surgeries were scheduled to take place in July when Chris was too stressed and had a major heart surgery instead. They will return to Hawaii after a couple more months in Baltimore.

My opinion of this article was that it was very brave of Ma’ake to donate a kidney to his younger brother. The author was not biased in the article.

My classmate Eric said “I agree with you that it was a kind gesture and very brave to donate his kidney”. I hope that both men will have a quick and safe recovery and I hope Ma’ake returns to football.

NFL brothers share Super Bowl titles and a Kidney

Chris Kemoeatu (left) and his brother Ma’ake laugh during a news conference at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, in Baltimore, Maryland. Chris Kemoeatu’s football career was cut short after seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers when he learnedhe’d need a kidney transplant. Photo: AP Photo/Patrick Semansky