MINOT, Maine ( WABI /Grey Information) - A lifelong San Francisco 49ers fan made a memorable journey along with his son final week to observe their favourite workforce play.
Matt Boutwell introduced his 8-year-old son, Jamison, to Atlanta to see the 49ers tackle the Falcons to rejoice the boy’s birthday.
Boutwell mentioned Jamison might additionally use some normalcy in his life because the household awaits a kidney transplant for him.
The particular journey was made much more memorable as San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo gave Jamison a towel after recognizing him within the crowd. “And the explanation why?
It was my birthday,” Jamison mentioned.
For Boutwell, it was a bonding expertise along with his son and one thing that would take their minds off the present state of affairs for just a little bit. “It actually means so much to me, truthfully.
Matt’s an amazing dad,” mentioned Bethany Brief, Jamison’s mother.
Amid the joyful moments had been indicators of Jamison’s on a regular basis actuality. “He needed to take an enormous break on our journey this weekend.
He went to sleep for about 14 hours,” Boutwell mentioned.
In keeping with the household, they first seen one thing was off with Jamison’s well being once they began potty coaching.
Journey after journey to the physician yielded no solutions, they usually say their questions had been dismissed. “We switched his pediatrician, they usually did a urine take a look at on the primary appointment.
The workforce mentioned they believed he had diabetes insipidus,” mentioned April.
Nonetheless, that was simply the tip of the iceberg.
The precise trigger was a blockage in Jamison’s urinary tract that the household mentioned ought to have been caught earlier than he was even born. “He was born with one thing that wasn’t caught, and it wasn’t caught for years.
It broken his bladder and kidneys, and now we’re chronically managing these each day,” Boutwell mentioned.
About three years in the past, the household mentioned they discovered Jamison would want a kidney transplant and are ready for a match.
The household has began a Kidney4Jamison Fb web page and urged anybody involved in seeing in the event that they’re a match to message them.
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