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Haverhill family asks council to help find living kidney donor for Tom Bradley
Summary
Family members urged the Haverhill City Council to help publicize a campaign seeking a living kidney donor for Tom Bradley, who has end-stage renal disease and is on dialysis; the family is distributing yard signs, flyers and QR links to a transplant center screening form.
At a Haverhill City Council meeting, Gary Bradley and other family members asked councilors to help publicize a campaign seeking a living kidney donor for Gary’s younger brother, Tom Bradley, who has end-stage renal disease and is on dialysis.
The Bradleys said Tom now requires dialysis and is pursuing transplant options; the family has launched “Tom’s Kidney Crusade” with yard signs, flyers and a Facebook page and asked councilors to help spread the word to local organizations and businesses.
Gary Bradley, introduced by Councilors Mitchison and McGonigal, told the council, “Tom Bradley is seeking a living kidney donor to save his life and to help others.” He described Tom’s health history and said Tom is listed with multiple transplant centers and currently receives dialysis four times a week.
Tom Bradley, participating remotely, told councilors he is “doing wonderful on dialysis” and that the bottom of the two‑page handout left with the council contains his contact information. He added, “That phone number on my brother assigned… goes directly to the University of Tennessee Transplant Center living donor coordinator.”
Councilors responded with offers to post yard signs and flyers: Councilor McGonigal said he would take a sign, and President Sullivan said the council office could display materials. Councilor Basalier offered to follow up offline to help with distribution.
The family asked residents to begin with the transplant center’s online medical questionnaire as an initial screening step. Gary Bradley said the family’s materials include QR codes that link to the medical questionnaire and to Tom’s Facebook page with more information.
The presentation was made as a public comment/item introduction; the council did not take formal action on the request but members agreed to help distribute materials and to accept lawn signs for placement around the city.
Contact details: the family left flyers and yard signs with the council; the handout lists a University of Tennessee Transplant Center living‑donor contact and a Facebook page titled “Tom’s Kidney Crusade.”
