Today, June 9th, is FSGS Awareness Day. It also marks 5 weeks since Tim had his pre-emptive kidney transplant as a potential treatment for the disease. We knew...

Tim is being prepped for discharge! After keeping busy building a 2,200-piece Luigi Lego set and beating so many levels of Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, it looks...

Tim’s creatinine level jumped again (and again, and again), prompting his doctors to address the one issue that’s been left unchecked: possible rejection. While still hoping and believing...

Tomorrow marks three weeks since Tim was admitted to the hospital for his transplant surgery. Last week, doctors had started tossing around the possibility that he could be...

Tim’s officially 14 days post-transplant. He’d envisioned that he’d be out of the hospital by now, enjoying and exploring what he could of Pittsburgh with his little sister...

Jacob’s donation and Tim’s transplant went well initially. However, less than 48 hours in, it’s clear that Tim’s FSGS has recurred in the donor kidney. His surgeon said...