Friday, January 27, 2012

Tom Brady's Personal QB Coach Awaiting a Kidney Transplant

The following article is from The Washington Post:

Tom Brady hopes that Tom Martinez, his personal quarterback coach, can soon find the kidney he needs for a transplant.

Martinez lives in northern California and has been working with Brady since the New England Patriots quarterback was about 13. Brady has stayed in touch with Martinez and received guidance from him throughout his NFL career.

"He’s been a great friend of mine for a long time,” Brady said Thursday after the Patriots’ first practice for the Super Bowl against the New York Giants on Feb. 5. He said Martinez has been seeking a kidney for some time.

Kidney Transplant Facts:

  • Of the 112,000 Americans awaiting a transplant, 90,000 need a kidney transplant.
  • Last year, nearly 14,000 people received kidney transplants.
  • A living organ donor can donate a kidney to save someone's life. Are you an organ donor?
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2 comments:

ramakant said...

Hi i am Ramakant, from India, in good health, ready to donate my Kidney, Blood Group A -ve, contact me on 09028016171 or my mail kidneydonor40@yahoo.com

January 28, 2012 at 2:20 AM
NFT said...

Hi Ramakant,

That is such a generous offer! We were happy to share this story, but we don't have any personal connections or ways to contact Tom Brady or Tom Martinez. However, today we saw that Tom Brady has encouraged people who want to be tested as a potential match to visit www.matchingdonors.com and view Coach Martinez's profile: http://tinyurl.com/3njahbb.

Thank you!

February 2, 2012 at 1:47 PM

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