Brady had been working to find a potential kidney donor for his longtime personal quarterback coach Tom Martinez, but Martinez unfortunately succumbed to a heart attack in February, just weeks before his potential life-saving surgery. Brady had encouraged people via Facebook to visit MatchingDonors.com, a website dedicated to finding matches for those in need of a transplant, to see if they could assist Martinez. The response in the weeks following Brady’s announcement was overwhelming, as more than 600 individuals stepped up to see if they were a match.
One potential donor, Peter Hughes, of Sterling, Mass., was inspired by Brady’s outreach and determined to help someone else in need of a new kidney.
