Nova Scotia man in desperate need of organ transplant turns to Ontario clinic for survival

Samuel Provo-Benoit sits in his grandmother's living room — surrounded by family photos, angel figurines and bible verses — and waits for a phone call that could save his life.

Provo-Benoit, 35, lives with his grandmother in North Preston, N.S. He passes the time watching television, waiting for a daily visit from a nurse to check his dialysis machine and glancing at his phone. There's an anxious stillness here.

When his phone rings, his feeling of anticipation quickly turns to disappointment.

"It was a 647 number so I thought it was that call, but it wasn't. It was a spam call," he said with a weary smile.

Since February, Provo-Benoit has been waiting for a call from the Ajmera Transplant Centre at Toronto General Hospital that a kidney and pancreas are ready for him.

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