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Much. that's why, you know, that was one of the biggest reasons why i came out, to bring awareness to the situation because so many people, 26 million people walking around today that have chronic kidney disease and they're not aware of it. so, you know, i just felt, you know, if i had my 15 seconds of fame i can come out and i can tell my community, you know, go out, get yourself checked. the national kidney foundation, they'll check you for free. they have a program called the keep program. you know, kidney -- it's kidneys early evaluation perhaps. you can go on kidney.org and -- >> larry: k...

Producers has kidney problems also. it was season three where it was a kidney telethon or something like that. one of the things we were concerned about when grizz found out this happened, how is the show going to act? are they going to allow him the time to go do his dialysis? before they found out, they told us we're far of the family and they stuck by that. whenever he has to do his dialysis or has an appointment, they'll juggle the schedule and do everything they can to let him get the proper medical attention. >> larry: people watching, grizz, who may want to help, may want to donate a ki...

You? suppose a very heavy-set person wants to volunteer to be tested on giving you a kidney, he or she could contact that foundation? >> yes, they can contact the national kidney foundation or go to their local hospitals and, you know, they'll take care of you. >> can i jump in, larry? >> larry: yeah, quickly, kev. >> also contact nbc. nbc knows how to find us, if you want to offer a kidney. >> larry: that's simple. yeah. go to nbc. >> nbc.com. >> larry: they'll catake your call. >> and say i want to give grizz a kidney. >> larry: grizz a kidney. let's get in line. you-them on the show. why no...

So, lare, my friend is hanging in there. >> larry: okay, kev. >> yeah, lare. >> larry: you're not able to -- you're not able to give your friend one of your kidneys? >> you know what, we haven't gotten to that point yet, you know? the point that we were at for the last, i guess, year now, is getting grizz to the right weight where the doctors would even agree to do the surgery. you following what i'm saying? >> larry: grizz, you have to be lighter in order to get a kidney? >> we, when i first came down with the sickness currently i was 505 pounds. they will not, i repeat, they will not do the ...

Pounds was very impressive and i wanted to join him in his struggle to lose the weight, so i recently started nutrisystem just so i could lose the weight and sort of give him that moral support, hey, you're not the only one trying to lose the weight. >> larry: grizz, have you got other people who are desirous of giving you one of their kidneys? >> i had a few people. after i did the dr. oz show a bunch of people came out and was willing to give me a kidney. like kevin said at that point i wasn't the weight. so now -- >> larry: now you are. >> now i am. now it's just a process of getting the ri...