Former Regina Pats star Kyle Deck, who is on dialysis, took part in a donor awareness event in Saskatoon Tuesday. Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of the first kidney transplant in Saskatchewan. (Kathy Fitzpatrick/CBC)
Wednesday marks 50 years since the first kidney transplant was performed in Saskatchewan.
Since then, more than 800 people have had the surgery.
Today in Saskatchewan, 89 patients who are candidates for the surgery are waiting for suitable donors.
Among them is former hockey player Kyle Deck, who was a star with the Regina Pats.
He has been on dialysis for a year, a procedure that he is able to do at home. Each session takes about an hour to do and he does it four times per day.
At a ceremony in Saskatoon on Tuesday, Deck said he spends a lot of time thinking about the transplant.
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