Clemson football fan Aaron Ritz was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease when he was 11 — and the Tigers community rallied around him. His parents estimate it has raised about $30,000 in support of their son.
When Aaron Ritz was diagnosed with a serious kidney condition, the Clemson community — including Dean"The Hat" Cox — was there to lift his spirits.
The doctors told him he wasn’t, but they needed to run some tests. Aaron was awaiting the results in a South Carolina hospital room, when in walked a stranger. "We talked for a few minutes," Aaron says."Then he gave me a Hunter Renfrow jersey and a Hunter Renfrow picture that was signed." After more tests, doctors told Aaron that his kidneys would soon stop functioning. He’d require dialysis, and then he’d need a transplant. He was put on a waiting list and released."I've got a man cave," The Hat says."Dabo Swinney has called it 'West End Zone 2,' because there's so much stuff. Tajh Boyd, one of our old quarterbacks, his mom calls me 'The Clemson Hoarder.' That's a compliment.""It was very orange," Aaron says.
"Because he did so much for me, and he’s given me so much Clemson stuff," Aaron says."And I just wanted to give something back to him."
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