Animated film featuring FNHA employee donating kidney to younger brother wins award – FNHA

March 13, 2025

Craig Settee reflects on giving “sacred gift” of life ahead of World Kidney Day​​​

Craig Settee and his younger brother Kevin grew up playing hockey on the many outdoor rinks of the Manitoba prairies and the frozen rivers of Winnipeg. As members of the Fisher River Cree Nation, the brothers competed in Indigenous hockey tournaments each year. While Craig is six years older, he remembers it was Kevin who had the potential to go pro. Craig, a project and team coordinator with FNHA’s Communicable Disease Population and Public Health team, still wonders what could have been.

“Before he was diagnosed with kidney disease, he was really an All-Star player. And even some of the kids that he grew up playing hockey with have gone on to have professional careers. And so sometimes, I think, wow, if kidney disease didn’t affect my brother, how far could he have gone?”

At ten-years-old, Kevin Settee first experienced blood in his urine. Scared, he called his parents into the washroom, prompting a visit to the hospital and the start of a decade-long battle with kidney disease. While he survived during his teenage years with treatment, the medication impacted his body and robbed him of the game he loved. His battle ultimately took a turn for the better with a life-saving gift from his older brother in early adulthood.

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