Eric's Health Journey

Eric was diagnosed with diabetes in his early 20s and managed it for years. But in 2021, after Hurricane Ida brought three feet of floodwater into the family store, he contracted sepsis during the cleanup.

 

Over the years that followed, he endured multiple surgeries, particularly on his foot, and battled ongoing infections and trauma. The strain led to chronic kidney disease, and now his kidney function has dropped to just 10%.

 

In March 2025, he was hospitalized for surgery. By April, emergency room doctors told him dialysis might be imminent. He is now being evaluated as a top-priority transplant candidate.

 

Dialysis will only buy time. A living kidney donor is his only real path forward.

 

Despite everything, Eric continues to show up — for his family, for his future. He holds on to his dignity, his strength, and his optimism even through pain and fatigue. It’s not easy to ask for help — especially something of this magnitude — but I’m doing so on his behalf. Because Eric still has so much more life to live.

 

Many of Eric’s hospitalizations have overlapped with holidays or birthdays — moments that should have been filled with celebration, not crisis. But those moments have also deepened our resolve. We want those struggles to mean something. We want to turn hardship into hope.

 

Eric is fighting for time — to see Max off to Syracuse, to help Molly thrive in high school, to keep cooking, cheering, loving, and giving. And we are fighting right beside him.

 

If you can help — by learning more, getting tested, or simply sharing his story — we are profoundly grateful.

 

Your support brings hope. Your action brings possibility. And your kindness brings life.