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The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) helps children and young adults who need a life-saving transplant by providing fundraising assistance and family support. COTA is the nation’s only fundraising organization solely dedicated to raising life-saving dollars in honor of transplant-needy children and young adults. 100% of each contribution made to COTA in honor of our patients helps meet transplant-related expenses. COTA’s services are free to our families, and gifts to...
Continue Reading »Timothy "TJ" Tuck
Huntersville, NC
Transplant Type: Islet Cell
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $50,000.00
Raised: $21,147 of $50,000 goal
Raised by 67 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 »