Kidney Failure

On September 9, 2026, Randy posted from Morristown-Hamblen Hospital after feeling very ill and nearly passing out. He said he had been told that he had kidney failure and expected to be admitted for several days. The captions do not provide laboratory results, a stage, or an acute-versus-chronic classification.TikTok sources: I Have Kidney Failure (September 9, 2026), Admitted At The Morristown Hamblen Hospital (September 9, 2026).

Reported improvement

In a September 12 update, Randy said his kidneys had improved quite a bit during the admission. He had earlier expressed uncertainty about whether dialysis might be needed, but the archive does not show that dialysis occurred or that the kidney condition fully resolved. Concurrent ostomy and E. coli reports are documented on their own pages.TikTok sources: E. coli (September 12, 2026).