Fishers resident walking Geist Half to save lives

When he was only 14 years old, Fishers resident Scott Goodwin was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease, a rare, hereditary condition that led to his grandmother and father’s deaths. A doctor later — somewhat jokingly — suggested he have children to ensure a kidney donor when his kidneys failed.

Goodwin did have kids and, now 54, he’s at Stage 4 kidney failure, is about to start dialysis and needs a transplant. But because his children also could develop the disease, they’re not eligible to donate a kidney. Goodwin is on the national organ transplant list, with a wait time of three to five years. He hopes to shorten that wait with a living donor and, at the same time, raise awareness of the need for kidney donors nationwide.

To that end, Goodwin and a group of supporters plan to walk