Timmy’s story
He’s a husband. He’s a father. He’s a fighter. For ten years, Timmy Pickett worked hard at a steel foundry to care for his wife and three kids. He’s the kind of man who doesn’t ask for help—he shows up and does what needs to be done.
At 30, a routine health fair changed everything: kidney disease. He’s watched his mother and grandmother battle the same hereditary condition. He hoped to avoid it. He prayed for a transplant in time. In early September, his kidneys could no longer keep up and he started dialysis. “It wears you down,” Timmy says, “but I’m not giving up. I can’t. My wife and kids need me.”
Timmy and his wife have been married 15 years; their children are 18, 11, and 2. When he feels well, he takes them hunting and fishing—laughing outside, living life. A simple flyer his daughter made was shared more than a thousand times. The kindness of strangers means a lot.
“You’re giving someone a second chance at life. People can live with one kidney. You could change my life—and yours.”
Timmy’s blood type is O-positive. He is praying the right person sees this page.