Welcome Friends and Family to our page! First thank you! If you have clicked on this, it means you are vested in our journey and love Glenn just like we do. Many of you know while the last year has had many blessings that some of you have played a role in, it has been met with many challenges.
In October 2021 Glenn was involved in an accident that resulted in injuries including 7 vertebral fractures when another car struck him on the bridge. His recovery from the accident has been greatly hindered as we also learned at the same time that his liver was failing. Much quicker than we ever knew. As the last few months have progressed so has the deterioration of liver function to the point that he is in the last few steps of being accepted to the transplant list at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. Most likely he will not be able to have surgery to fuse the vertebrae in his back until he has recovered from the liver transplant. The good news is that Mayo considers him to be an excellent candidate as he has no other health issues and has a great future ahead of him.
Many have asked how you can help, and this is where you can come in. The transplant expenses are extremely costly even with the contribution of our insurance. Glenn is currently unable to work due to the fractures in his back and the toll that his liver failure has taken on his body leaving Michelle as the sole financial provider for the family. Additionally, the screening process is quite time consuming so she has already expended most of her allotted PTO for the year. Mayo estimated a timeline when he started the evaluation process in June that would hopefully give Glenn a liver around the beginning of the new year. We are VERY grateful that we are not looking at a year or more wait, but this may leave Michelle having to take off several weeks without pay. Additionally there are extensive travel costs with gas, hotel, and meals. All of these costs just scrape the surface of what our family will be facing as far as medical expenses go. We would be extremely thankful and grateful for any donation you could contribute towards his transplant and recovery. We could not imagine our future without Glenn as a part of it.
Updates (3)
November 16, 2022
11/16/22. We got the call for the liver! He’s in surgery now! Thank you everyone for your continued support!!!
November 15, 2022
Glenn has been officially placed on the Liver Transplant List with UNOS!!! We are packing our bags and awaiting the call to go to Jacksonville. When the call does come, we have 30 minutes to get on the road.
We'd also like to share that Glenn's back has improved greatly. He is no longer wearing a back brace and uses his cane on occasion. He will at some point need surgical intervention, but he is not a good candidate at the moment.
Thank you so much for everyone that has donated and continues to support us. Please share this link and spread the word.
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Guestbook
August 26, 2022
Glenn, I am praying for you and your family❤️
Cathy Slusher
August 12, 2022
Dear Glen, Michelle, Sierra and Alex:
Life take us all thru unimaginable experiences in our lives and when it's all done and over, you will all emerge with a new outlook in life because this journey will bring you all closer and stronger than ever. Your liver transplant will be a tremendous success and Glen, you will be like a new man just in time for Sierra's graduation! "Sorrow may last for a night for His joy comes in the morning"!. Have patience with hope, it's going to be ok.
Much love to you all,
The Torres Family from Newport News.
Luis and Rose Mary Torres
August 11, 2022
I hope to give you mose in the future. And I hope he will be able to watch you graduate.
Love you !
Amanda Fisher
