‘Gofundme’ drive started for Polson woman needing liver transplant
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Pam and Mike Weivoda
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POLSON — A fundraiser has been set up through the gofundme fundraising platform to help pay for medical bills and a liver transplant for Polson resident Pam Weivoda, 56. According to fundraiser organizer Kathy Devlin, Pam “has been in declining health for the past three years enduring many tests and treatments. In the last two months she was diagnosed with non-alcoholic steatohepatisis (NASH). Her liver is failing, and without a liver transplant, she won’t make it.”
Pam is a long time Polson resident and the wife of Mike Weivoda, son of the late Wally and Gerry Weivoda. The couple raised their two children, Brianna and Tony, in Polson.
Pam’s gofundme page reads: “Pam was a daycare worker for years, then an event caterer, and worked for many years with Lake County Council on Aging giving care and comfort to elderly citizens. Her care and concern for others shines through whether she’s baking for a family in crisis, running errands for her clients, or just packing her husband’s and son’s lunches at the crack of dawn before sending them off to work. She is a woman you could count on ... and now she needs you.”
Her gofundme story continues: “Pam is to leave for Seattle upon gaining enough strength for her first visit to the University of Washington Medical Center for examinations that will lead to her being on the liver transplant list. There will be no end in sight of expenses in the build-up to the transplant, transportation to and from Seattle pre-procedure, the transplant itself and the three month long post-op stay in Washington, which will include PT and OT. Any donation amount you can give to help Pam get the treatment she so desperately needs would be appreciated. This wife, mother, grandmother, and friend needs to get on the road to wellness and back to being the wonderful YaYa everyone counts on and loves.”
Donations can be made through the gofundme website under “Fund Pam’s medical bills-liver transplant.”
