Kenny the Kidney
While we were in the NYC, we met a guy named Bill Brazell who works with Federated Media. He is spearheading a campaign to educate people about Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) and asked rob and i if we could help by designing and constructing a costume for Kenny the Kidney*. I drew a sketch of what i thought Kenny would look like (below...i spelled cyst wrong), but then I thought about all of our amazingly creative viewers and decided to hold a mini contest for the best costume ideas! Ok, I haven't thought of a prize for the winner yet. but if your design gets picked, i promise you'll be happy! xoxo c
Guidelines:
- be creative
- read the backstory of Kenny the Kidney (below)
- label important details like what kind of fabrics would be used and special functions
*Backstory of Kenny the Kidney
Kenny was once a normal, quiet kidney, filtering blood with his brother Kevin. It wasn’t easy for either of them, because they were born with many cysts, and the cysts grew faster than they did — but they managed.
One day, as his kidneys were starting to fail, Kenny’s owner drank a radioactive blue Slurpee with a radioactive pellet. The pellet lodged in one of Kenny’s cysts, and he began to grow faster and larger than any kidney had ever grown. He got so big that the doctors had to remove him. They placed him on a metal tray in order to study him later. They focused on sewing up Kenny’s owner — and when they turned back to the kidney they’d just removed, it was gone.
The radioactive pellet had given Kenny legs, arms and self-awareness. He scooted down from the tray, and now he’s on the loose.
He’s trying to raise money to help his brother Kevin, who didn’t benefit from the pellet, and continues to struggle to filter blood as best he can. And as a newly liberated kidney with no real experience on the streets, Kenny also wants to have a good time.
Finally, HERE'S a photo showing what a healthy kidney looks like next to a cystic kidney.
