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Firefighter Battles Cancer, Pleads Public Kidney Donation

6/6/2026

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Todd Brook, a Fort Worth firefighter, urges public kidney donor registration for his wife Jennifer.
He was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer in October 2025 and cannot donate.
Jennifer suffers polycystic kidney disease, has 22 percent function, and will qualify at 20 percent.
They are partnered with UT Southwestern Living Donor Program, promoted by the fire department.
About 90,000 people await kidney transplants nationwide; living donors supply roughly 20-25 percent.

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Todd Brook, a Fort Worth firefighter, urges public kidney donor registration for his wife Jennifer.
He was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer in October 2025 and cannot donate.
Jennifer suffers polycystic kidney disease, has 22 percent function, and will qualify at 20 percent.
They are partnered with UT Southwestern Living Donor Program, promoted by the fire department.
About 90,000 people await kidney transplants nationwide; living donors supply roughly 20-25 percent.