Young father needs a kidney, prom offers sense of normalcy: Jackson headlines May 1-6
Posted May 07, 2021
Nick Tompkins holds his son, Levi for a picture. Tompkins is seeking a kidney donor as his kidneys are functioning at 10%. Photo courtesy of his wife, Kelsey Tompkins.
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After getting COVID-19 last fall, Nick Tompkins’ kidney function plummeted to 10%.
Tompkins, 24, of Blackman Township has IgA nephropathy, a kidney disease that causes a lack of filtration and a weaker immune system. He’s battled it since he was about 10 years old, but when he got COVID-19 in November, his kidneys went from functioning at 25% to about 16% in January, and then to 10% shortly thereafter.