After over 40 years of living out of motel rooms, crisscrossing Canadian highways as a transport truck driver, Wayne Cullingham was looking forward to spending his retirement surrounded by loved ones at home in Kenora, Ont.
Instead, he received unpleasant news on Valentine’s Day.
Cullingham had been diagnosed years ago with polycystic kidney disease — a genetic disorder that causes fluid-filled cysts to grow in one’s kidneys. Now, his kidneys are rapidly failing.
He and his wife had to pack their bags, uproot their lives and move 500 kilometres east to Thunder Bay to begin dialysis — a life-saving treatment to help filter waste and excess
