Tom’s Story

Site created on July 10, 2019

Welcome to Tom's CaringBridge website. We are using it to keep family and friends updated in one place as Tom travels along this kidney transplant journey. We appreciate your support and words of hope and encouragement!  If you would like to be tested as a kidney donor, please go to the following website for more information and to see if you qualify: https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/transplant-center/living-donor-transplantation/gnc-20203911

Newest Update

Journal entry by Amy Guimont

Holy moly, time flies around here!  An update is long overdue, clearly.

 

The three biggest things to know are:

1. Tom started dialysis last week.

2. He just received word from The Mayo Clinic that he remains eligible to be a transplant recipient for another year! 🤗

3. He's still waiting for a kidney donor.

 

Of course, we were all hoping that we'd be able to find a donor match and he could have a transplant before ever needing to start dialysis, but his health was in a downward spiral and he waited as long as he possibly could.  It was pretty tough to concede that it was time to start dialysis; it's a huge lifestyle adjustment and commitment.  The great news, though, is that he has had 3 sessions of dialysis so far, and he is already feeling a whole lot better than he was one week ago.  We are all so thankful!  He's slowly but surely getting back to the jovial man that we all know and love.

Please share any encouraging words you have with both Tom and Mary, as this is a heavy load to carry.  ❤️

If you have any interest in finding out if you could be a kidney donor, please check out this website: https://www.livingdonormc.org/

Thank you for your continued love and support!

Patients and caregivers love hearing from you; add a comment to show your support.
Help Tom Stay Connected to Family and Friends

Your $25 donation to CaringBridge will help keep this site online for two weeks. And if you donate by March 28, a generous CaringBridge donor will match your donation, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000.

Make your gift in honor of Tom by midnight on March 28 to be counted!

Comments Hide comments

Show Your Support

See the Ways to Help page to get even more involved.

SVG_Icons_Back_To_Top
Top