Hi, my name is Kathleen and I'm fundraising on behalf of my dear friend, Pam Weivoda. Pam, only 56, 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, a hometown boy and the son of the late Wally and Gerry Weivoda. Pam and Mike have raised two children here, Brianna and Tony, who both call Polson home.

Pam has been enjoying being a YaYa to her two beautiful grand daughters who adore her. She is an amazing wife and mother, and you can't find a more fun loving and supportive friend. She cares for everyone who enters her life with kindness, empathy and a sense of humor. 

Pam was a day care worker for years, an event caterer, and then worked  with the 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 packing her husband's and son's lunches at the crack of dawn before sending them off to work. She is someone you could count on....and now she needs you.

 

 

Pam was diagnosed in Kalispell with NASH and has been confined to her bed, weakened by a failing liver and suffering from neuropathy. She 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 for the pre-procedure, the transplant itself and the three month long post-op stay in Washington, which will include PT and OT.

Any 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 enjoying life, caring for her family and relishing her favorite role of YaYa.