Thomas Newhard never imagined his retirement years would be measured by dialysis treatments, doctor appointments and a 90-day deadline.
The Slatington resident and former Southern Lehigh School District elementary schoolteacher spent two decades guiding second-, third- and fourth-grade students through life lessons and classroom challenges. Today, he faces a challenge of his own: finding a living kidney donor after years of battling cancer and kidney disease.
For Newhard and his wife, Claire, the search has become a full-time mission…