Donald Bray is a 32 year old man who is very ill. He recently had a liver transplant 07/09/16 needs the help of our community for his overall success and stability.
In 2013, Donald was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre’ Syndrome, a debilitating disease that attacked his immune and peripheral nervous system. This condition left him in leg braces and was so painful he was prescribed heavy pain management medications. After years of struggling with Guillain-Barre’ Syndrome, his liver failed and now a liver transplant was his only hope for survival. Donald is truly one of the kindest, most caring individuals you’d ever hope to meet and he needs our help.
Donald is no longer able to participate in track or help his parents, Rebecca and Donald Sr., with even small tasks like mowing the lawn. He is no longer able to play with his puppy Teddy in the front yard. Donald is music enthusiast and yearns to one day re-open his own computer repair business here in Richmond, Virginia. Anyone who has ever met Donald can testify he doesn’t have a single malicious bone in his body. Donald loves the outdoors, fishing, and helping his community. He is truly one of the most caring, kind, and giving people, despite the many hardships he has faced. Donald would love nothing more but to finish his college degree but he needs our help to accomplish this.
Transplants are lifesaving procedures but are incredibly expensive; they usually cost more than $100,000 annually. Even with insurance, Donald is facing very high expenses including post-transplant medication of up to $1,200 a month, co-pays, lab fees, and various other costs.
Someone in Donald’s situation should not have to worry about the tremendous financial debt not covered by insurance for his transplant in addition to the ongoing medical expenses afterward the transplant. Donald’s caregivers, his parents, cannot carry this incredibly huge fiscal responsibility alone, nor should they have to worry about these financial burdens while their only child fights for his life. At times like this, we must remember as that scared, sick people and their family should not have to worry about dollar and cents when it comes to life or death, but unfortunately these are the times we live in. However we can make a difference….
To help with the financial burden of Donald’s many, many expenses over and above what his insurance will pay expenses, a fundraising campaign in his honor has been established with Help Hope Live, a trusted nonprofit organization that has been providing community-based fundraising guidance to patients and their families for more than 30 years. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law, are held by Help Hope Live in the South-Atlantic Liver Transplant Fund, and are administered by Help Hope Live for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider a contribution.
For credit card contributions, please visit www.helphopelive.org and search for Donald Bray or call 800-642-8399.
Your support is critical to the overall success of Donald’s struggle. If we all work together we can make Donald’s future so much brighter. Please know that your contribution counts. On behalf of Donald and his family, we thank you in advance for your kind consideration, prayers, and the support of our wonderful community. Please know you can make a difference today.
Gratefully,
Rachel Robinson, family friend
703-627-8734 [email protected]
