Cameron and Jared Wohl were guest speakers at the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany on Thursday, June 26. Cameron and Jared are founders of “The Wave Set.” The Wave Set helps create a culture of love, unity and selflessness, thus showing the world that “We Are Vital to Each other”.

Kiwanis President, Carol Tiesi, a teacher at Littleton Elementary School was Cameron’s second grade teacher more than fifteen years ago.

Here is the story of the two brothers. Jared and Cameron were ironically born three years apart to the day. However, now their shared birthday isn’t the only fascinating connection between the two of them.

Cameron Wohl was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease, primarily affecting his liver, at the age of 13. About a decade later (in August of 2013), things took an unfortunate turn when his doctors explained that they had spotted a tumor on his liver and his disease had been consistently progressing.

A liver transplant had become necessary in order for him to continue his life, but due to the high demand of organs, regardless of his critical state, he was nowhere near the top of the list.

As fate would have it, the liver, which is the organ that Cameron was in need of, has the ability to regenerate. Thus, enabling a recipient to receive a portion of someone else’s liver, known as a “living-donor” transplant.

Unfortunately, not everyone is lucky enough to be eligible for this procedure, as many people have to wait for a deceased donor. He was lucky to be offered the “living-donor” option, however the hard part wasn’t over.

Cameron still had to find a viable match and someone willing enough to give him a second chance at life.

As soon as his brother Jared heard the news, Jared immediately sought to be evaluated to see if he met the criteria.

After extensive testing, they received the most exciting news. Jared was accepted to be his younger brother’s living-donor and they underwent the successful transplant on Tuesday, February 11, 2014; a day that they will never forget.

They officially made their TV Debut on April 24 during ABC’s Emmy Winning Show, “Organ Donors: Connected For Life.” The show opened up it’s 2014 episode with the story about the Wohl’s.

The Wave Set was founded by two Parsippany brothers, Jared and Cameron. In December 2013, they launched a successful crowd-funding campaign to raise money for the production of a documentary depicting their family’s journey through the transplant experience.

They were hoping to raise $30,000 for the documentary, but was able to raise $34,796. In addition, the brothers launched a line of The Wave Set apparel, which was used to incentivize all potential contributors to support their campaign. This brought additional awareness by acting as a visual representation of their advocacy to the cause.

The Wave Set looks to set forth their first grassroots campaign, which will raise additional awareness by planning and executing in-person speaking engagements, hosting college visits, and facilitating live events nationwide. These campaigns also aim to share the stories of people all over the world who face the harsh realities of the need for a life-saving organ transplant.

Currently, on average 18 people die every day while awaiting an organ transplant and every 10 minutes another person is added to the waiting list. To register to become an organ donor in New Jersey, click here.

The brothers believe that these numbers are inexcusable and are doing everything in their power to change that. It all begins with their documentary, currently being produced.

They are in the final stages of this real-life depiction of what it has been like for the brothers and their family during their time of adversity, just as it is for the nearly 78,000 other active transplant candidates. They expect the documentary to be released during the Summer of 2014.

The documentary is the first step in introducing their brand “The Wave Set”, educating the world that we truly are vital to each other.

For more information on Cameron, Jared or The Wave Set, click here.

Documentation for this story was taken from The Wave Set website.

Source: http://parsippanyfocus.com/2014/06/26/story-two-brothers-cameron-jared-wohl/

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