Our Story
“Together, we can make miracles happen.” Our TJ is 15 years old and in the tenth grade. He has been a little fighter ever since he was young, with him being diagnosed with low tone Cerebral Palsy and Autism. At 10 months of age, he started having tonic clonic seizures (full body convulsions). Over the years TJ continues to battle epilepsy (seizure disorder) with multiple medications and neurological changes due...
Continue Reading »Timothy "TJ" Tuck
Huntersville, NC
Transplant Type: Islet Cell
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $50,000.00
Raised: $22,954 of $50,000 goal
Raised by 77 contributors
Updates
Home But Not At The Home Stretch
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Since Tj has been home there has been a few rough patches, his legs kept giving out on him, causing him to have a ton of meltdowns. The... Continue Reading »
Family and Friends Support
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The road to cover is still rocky
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Tj has been working very hard in therapy. He walked the entire therapy hallway with no breaks. The out patient therapy hallway is double the size of the... Continue Reading »
TJ’s Fight Was Featured On The News
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https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2025/02/20/huntersville-family-fundraising-for-lifesaving-surgery-and-recovery-of-teen/ Continue Reading »
A Big Victory!!!
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Great Day Tj was discharged from the transplant floor and now he can stay with his family at the Ronald Mcdonald house. Yay!! This is a test run... Continue Reading »
Tj Is Full Of Progress
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On February 12th, Tj’s blood sugar had remained in normal ranges. His bowels are moving a lot. Tj’s intestines are not used to having this amount of feed... Continue Reading »
Another Surgery
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Tj went to the operating room tto have his G-Jtube replaced. The surgeon informed us that they had a lot of difficulty clearing the old tube because there... Continue Reading »