So the 36-year-old tattoo artist didn't fear the kidney/pancreas transplant in 2007 that rescued him from dialysis and gave him back his strength.
His father, however, is wired a little differently.
"I said, 'Man, I don't want anyone opening me up like that,'" said 55-year-old Artis Allen, who, like his son, ended up on dialysis for damage caused by poorly controlled Type 1 diabetes.
It was Artis Allen's memory of how the transplant transformed his oldest son — and a little convincing from his son — that got him to Ohio State University Medical Center last month for his kidney/pancreas transplant.
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