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Seaway Valley Rapids’ Coach Pete Seguin & Wife

Carrie Talk about the Importance of Organ Donations

disease this is,” he says. “People with
By Casey Leger
diabetes need to be very careful.”

he last thing Pete Seguin wanted “There’s a real shortage of donors,”
Twas to take a break from coaching says Carrie. “It can be as easy as
his Seaway Valley Rapids minor signing [the donor card on] a driver’s
bantam AA squad, but life happens. license.”
Seguin, a self-employed contractor, For Seguin, who started his
was diagnosed with diabetes in 2004. coaching career 13 years ago, one of
While this made things difficult, the hardest things about being sick
the Seguin family, like 2.1 million is not being able to coach hockey.
Canadians over the age of 12 and “I really miss it,” he says. “I miss
their families, dealt with it. seeing the kids improve and develop,
In 2017, Seguin suffered an injury, both as athletes and people.”
which in turn became infected. The
If there’s a silver lining in this
infection compromised his kidney cloud, it’s the response the Seguin
function, which has not improved family has received from their friends
since and in fact has gotten worse, and the public. “The outpouring of
requiring dialysis, and now he’s in support from our community has
need of a transplant if he ever hopes
been unbelievable,” says Carrie.
to resume a ‘normal’ life. He and his “From offers of rides to treatments
wife Carrie are on the waiting list to or for the kids to their activities, to Pictured is Pete Seguin with his wife, Carrie and their three sons:
receive training for at-home dialysis. a benefit breakfast hosted at Ye Olde Xandre (left) is 17, Joab (back) is 14, and Eli (front) is 11. Pete and
But in the end, a new kidney is the Bridge Café in Williamstown, and Carrie will celebrate 20 years married in September 2019.
best option. Photo Submitted
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“This isn’t about me,” Seguin is Tim McCuaig…it’s so amazing how becoming a living kidney donor helping Pete Seguin specifically
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