A West Roxbury family has been steadily raising funds for their son since May, but is still welcoming support and donations.
Thomas Lane, of West Roxbury, was born on June 28, 2012 and is battling a rare kidney disease known as Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARKPD), according to a GoFundMe.com page set up by his family.
"Thomas is our little hero and has quite the battle ahead of him," Marie McGillycuddy, Lane's aunt, wrote on the GoFundMe.com/ThomasFight page. "He has spent the majority of his life hospitalized and has undergone several major surgeries including nephrectomy, a tracheostomy and several feeding tube placements. Currently Thomas relies on a ventilator 24 hours a day in order to breathe, due to lung complications. Unfortunately Thomas also suffers from Caroli Syndrome, a cystic disease of the liver which affects 1 in 1 million people."
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A Facebook page has also been set up to provide the family's supporters with updates. To donate to Lane's, visit the family's GoFundMe.com page here.
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