Living Liver Donor for Bob Ford

12/27/2024

Check in at UMass Memorial Medical Center with Dr Devuni. Day 35 post surgery. Recovery going well.

11/24/2024

During this season of giving. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all my caregivers and friends for their support. A donor came available on Thursday after 3 years and 9 months on the list. Surgery went well and new liver is functioning as planned. I continue to recover in UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Looking forward to getting home.

04/08/2024

Enjoying today’s Eclipse in Plainville.

01/15/2024

Next month will officially be year 3 that I’ve been waiting for a liver donor. It’s important to be as fit as possible while waiting for a liver transplant. Today, my wife Deb and I took advantage of the January sunny skies and drove to the Cape Cod Canal for a picnic lunch and a very cold and windy walk along the canal. Let’s just say, the picnic was back in the warmth of the car 🙂 but the walk was good exercise.

01/01/2024

Happy New Year to all my friends and supporters. Wishing you all happiness and good health in 2024. My wife Deb and I took a morning stroll. If you are interested in learning more about U Mass Memorial Transplant Program, I am sharing a link below. Please share.

https://www.facebook.com/UMassMemorialTransplantProgram?mibextid=LQQJ4d

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas to all my friends, family and beyond.

11/24/2023

Thankful for all the support from our friends. I appreciate all the sharing of my posts. Wishing everyone a Happy thanksgiving.

10/03/2023

Hi all,
Sorry that this is long, but it has been quite a journey over the last 2 years and 8 months. My family and my friends know that I am in end stage liver disease, and I need a liver transplant. I am currently on United Network for Organ Sharing list (UNOS). I am registered at UMass Memorial Medical Center Transplant Clinic in Worcester, MA. Phone # 508-334-1269 or 580-334-2023. Jacqueline Caron, RN is my Liver transplant coordinator.
Normally someone who needs a liver would just get on a list and wait for someone else to pass away and then swap lives with them. For me, my MELD score (Model for End-Stage Liver Disease) range has been up and down and many of us on the list find themselves having to wait a long time for a deceased liver donor.
I strongly encourage everyone to consider becoming an organ donor. Becoming an organ donor comes with one of the most gratifying benefits: the chance to save lives. You can register as an organ donor through the RMV. Simply check “yes” on your license application or when you renew your license. Did you know that every donor can save up to eight lives and every 10 minutes another person is added to the transplant list.
I have chosen to use social media to extend my search for a living donor recipient. If you are interested in learning more about becoming a donor, you can visit https://www.ummhealth.org/umass-memorial-medical-center/services-treatments/surgery/services-we-provide/organ-transplant-surgery/meet-the-transplant-team

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Help Bob find a living donor in the Massachusetts area. Blood Type is O+

This last year has been a

07/04/2022

Bob is wishing everyone a Happy 4th of July.

If interested in learning more about living donation, you can talk directly to UMass Memorial Medical Transplant Clinic at 508-334-1269.

05/20/2022

Stay positive and carry on - no matter what. A drive to the ocean in Falmouth today helps the mind and spirit.

It has been 15 months Bob has been registered with UNOS transplant list. If interested in learning more about living donation, you can talk directly to UMass Memorial Medical Transplant Clinic at 508-334-1269.

04/17/2022

Easter was the beginning of hope for all! That hope continues on to today and in the future. Bob is doing good and staying positive a donor becomes available. Happy Easter!

04/02/2022