Overview
- The transplant took place on December 15, 2025, with no reported complications, and both father and son were discharged within a week.
- Joe Thon, diagnosed with kidney disease in 2011, had moved from peritoneal dialysis in 2024 to hemodialysis in January 2025 before the transplant.
- He will remain on lifelong immunosuppressants, with doctors estimating up to a year before he feels fully back to normal.
- Joe, 34, says he intends to join the Dodgers’ Triple-A staff in Oklahoma City this spring following his recovery.
- Dickie Thon, recuperating in Puerto Rico, called the decision to donate a “no-brainer” after family members were tested and he proved the best match.