. >> reporter: elliot stephens is talk about the kidney dialysis that kept him live while he waitedorney atransplant. he's married father of tw long delivering packages for fedex with that dialysis schedule he couldn't workld he ct travel. >> it just drained my body. i couldn't do things with my daughters and go out with my wife to dinner and things like that. >> reporter: about 1ths after he went on the transplant list, he got the late night phone call he had been hoping for. >>t was georgetown hospital saying they found a match for me as f as akidney. would i be interested in it. me and my wife embraced and we were thankful. there was a catch and a big one the donoridc.ne k wyas it's a virus that can slowly desty your ver. he had to make a quick choice. reject the offer and spend years or ing for another donor take the infected kidney and spend the next three months taking medications to cure the hepatitis c. >> i took the chance because il oked at my daughters and my wife and i said, i want to spent more time with them. >> we looked for ways to not waste the kidneys. the last thing