Thank You to ACSD and Middlebury Communities

When we started this transplant journey earlier this year from our first conversations with our UVM medical team to our consultation at Boston Children's, it was clear that a major part of our commitment to providing Porter with an opportunity for the transplant would be the cost. Not the financial cost of the surgery or medications, but the expenses of multiple trips from Vermont to Boston and back, including food and lodging for our family.

We had such a positive experience with the initial transplant and hospital stay, and we owe it to our friends and family who generously donated money, hotel accommodations, meals, laundry, and special care and support for Katie.  To our neighbors who mowed the lawn, brought in the mail, and made sure our cat survived.  Thank you.

We wish to send a very special thank you to our friends and colleagues in the Addison Central School District community and Middlebury area businesses. Last Friday we received an incredibly generous financial donation which encompasses donations from our closest friends and colleagues at work, ACSD members who just know who we are, and even Middlebury community members we have never met before!

We also want to thank our friends at Addison Home Health and Hospice for organizing additional donations to our family.

Porter's post-transplant care will require many more trips to Boston for follow up examinations, lab work, and (hopefully not too many) hospital stays. Your donation will be used to help pay for our travel expenses including lodging, food, and fuel. The overwhelming support from our community allows us to focus on our family and helping Porter stay healthy without worrying over the financial burden of his care.

Words cannot express how fortunate we feel to be part of the ACSD and Middlebury communities. Thank you.

Porter's new liver is working wonders!