To the editor:
Some years back, my son, Thomas "T.J." Anderson received a Community Star for his work with local dialysis patients through his Let's Fight Together organization, a nonprofit that helps patients make progress to transplant.
This fall, this organization will celebrate 10 years. During this time, strides have been made in kidney treatment and dialysis. Many are living longer, more productive lives. Sadly, this is not true for all.
Many of the patients T.J. was in dialysis with have succumbed to the disease, some from non-compliance. It's very sad when someone gives up, but the causes of depression are many.
On Sept. 23 in Bergholz at the fire department, T.J. will hold a fundraiser to celebrate 10 years of helping patients through their achieving transplant status.
I just wanted to let readers now that one of the Community Stars is still out there helping others get through what he himself has achieved. His theme of Let's Fight Together continues the work started those 10 years ago. We hope there will be many more years to come.
Chris Anderson
Bloomingdale