[Update] - Hahira, Ga. - Feb. 04, 2012 -

A Lowndes County man's search for a new kidney sadly continues.
We introduced you to Hahira resident Ozzie Smith who is on dialysis.
It looked like he'd have his kidney donor when Denise Resendiz called him after seeing the story on Eyewitness News.
Now Smith says the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL says they are not compatible.
But Smith tells Eyewitness News reporter Greg Gullberg that Resendiz may still be able to save him.
She is volunteering to donate her kidney to another clinic, yet to be determined, in the hope they will be able to send one back to Smith.
In the mean time, Smith's doctor tells him he has to increase his dialysis regime to five days a week.

Anyone who wants to help Ozzie Smith can reach him at (787) 904-2091.

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[Update] - Hahira, Ga. - January 15, 2012 -

Denise Resendiz and her family walk up to a Hahira home.
They ring the door bell waiting to be greeted by complete strangers.
They are met by Ozzie and Sandra Smith who are no strangers to Eyewitness news.
You may remember the story where Ozzie went looking for a kidney donor using Craigslist.
Now Denise hopes that she can be his miracle.

"You can live a perfectly normal life with one kidney. God gave me a back up so why not give it to someone else that can use it," Denise tells Eyewitness News reporter Greg Gullberg.

"It really gave me a boost you know. Hey, there are some people out there that really care," says Ozzie.

Denise discovered Ozzie's story on our website and his struggle touched her heart.

"I saw an article on there about a man who had put an ad on Craigslist for a kidney and I was in total disbelief so I had to go see it," says Denise.

Ozzie says several people reached out to him after the story aired.
But it's difficult finding a compatible match.
Denise is the same blood type with Ozzie and she's getting herself tested for compatibility.

"That was pretty neat when momma said it. Like came home, she's like I'm going to transfer or I'm going to give somebody a kidney," Denise's daughter Crystal tells Gullberg.

Crystal and Zori are sisters and they are sure proud of their mom.
Zori even says that she wishes she could donate her Kidney.

"There's so many people that can help and if they would just stop and try to think of helping someone else instead of maybe some of the smaller things in life that they're worried about, you know you can make a really big difference in someone's life," says Denise.

Denise is expecting a test kit from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville in a matter of days.
We of course wish them the best of luck.

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- Hahira, Ga., Lowndes County - January 7, 2012 -

You can find just about anything on the internet these days.
A car, an apartment, even a date.
But what about a kidney?
Eyewitness News reporter Greg Gullberg introduces us to one man who's life is counting on it.

Meet Ozzie Smith.
No he's not related to the baseball Hall o' Famer - but he did play some ball as a boy.
Now a failed kidney prevents him from even keeping a job.

He's on the kidney waiting list but it could take years.
So Ozzie took matters into his own hands and posted a wanted ad for a kidney on the website "Craiglist".

"I said hey why not give it a shot," Ozzie tells Gullberg.

A viewer emailed Eyewitness News about this.
They wanted to donate their own kidney but they weren't the right blood type - Ozzie Smith is A-Negative.

To see the ad, simply go to the Craiglist - Valdosta web page and type "Kidney" in the search bar.
There Ozzie tells his story and makes his plea.
He's on dialysis, an artificial kidney machine, five days a week - three hours at a time; it's a painful process.

"It would be just great to have my husband healthy again," Ozzie's wife Sandra tells Gullberg.

"It would mean everything to me," says his daughter Nicole.

This isn't the first time the Smith family has resorted to the internet for help.
They posted this video demonstration of the dialysis machine on You-tube.

Ozzie's taking on-line cooking classes now - he dreams of opening a restaurant when he's healthy again.
Right now he's encouraged that out of all the viewers seeing this story that it only takes the one - the right one.

"I'm a positive thinker and I think there are some good people out there that would be more than willing," Ozzie says.

Anyone who might have a kidney to donate can find Ozzie's Craigslist webpage at the link below.
It includes his phone number.
Donors must have an A-Negative Blood Type.

http://valdosta.craigslist.org/wan/2778179332.html