Vice President John Legris introduced our speaker today, Tom Hansis. Tom is the past president of the Leon Valley Rotary Club. He was invited to come and speak to us today to tell his story about his liver transplant. Rodney Gray was our guest and was Tom's donor. Rodney is CEO of Wave Healthcare. Emilio Flores was also our guest and is Transplant Physician Liaison from the Transplant Center. Tom reported that during surgery for his gallbladder removal the surgeons made the surprising discovery that he had bile cancer. Since it was decided that he needed a new liver. He was then put on the organ transplant waiting list. Rodney Gray volunteered to be Tom's living donor and he was found to be a good candidate. Tom and Rodney were happy to report that the surgery and follow up resulted in success and have aided in Tom's quality of life. They both want us to be aware of the critical need for organ donors. More information about this can be found by clicking this LINK.Thank you Tom, Rodney and Emilio for coming to our meeting today and sharing your stories of inspiration and hope!
As is our custom we donate a book in their honor to the Locke Hill Elementary School Library.