Kansas City becomes pilot for amyloidosis awareness [Video]

BRYA JUST IN A FEW MINUTES. BRIAN. THANK YOU. KANSAS CITY IS A PILOT FOR A NEW NATIONAL PROGRAM TO HELP EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT A GENETIC DISEASE KILLING AMERICANS. THE BLACK COMMUNITY IS ESPECIALLY AT RISK. KMBC NINE’S BRYAN JOHNSON IS LIVE TONIGHT TO EXPLAIN HOW TO KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE. BRIAN. YEAH, BRYA FOR EUROPEANS, THE AMYLOIDOSIS AFFECTS ABOUT 1 IN 100,000 PEOPLE. SO SAY ONE PERSON IN INDEPENDENCE. BUT FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS, IT CAN BE 1 IN 25. WE TONIGHT ARE AT A BUS STOP. SAY THERE’S A FULL BUS HERE AT THE 63RD STREET STOP. THAT MEANS ONE OUT OF THE 25 PEOPLE ON THE BUS WOULD HAVE THIS AND MIGHT NOT EVEN REALIZE IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN ALL TO WHERE KANSAS CITY CHIEF ART STILL NUMBER 67 IS RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT AMYLOIDOSIS. I’VE BEEN HAVING HEART PROBLEMS AND ALL KINDS OF …