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Antwanette Goodloe is in desperate need of a lifesaving kidney transplant, and she needs the help of her community to make it happen. Twenty-Five years ago, this energetic and youthful woman was diagnosed with Lupus Nephritis, a debilitating disease that attacked Antwanette’s bones, lungs and kidneys while she was determined to complete her baccalaureate degree at Radford University. As a result, Antwanette is now facing end-stage-renal disease, as known as kidney failure and in order to survive she must receive a kidney transplant.
Prior to her diagnosis, Antwanette was very active as a ballet and modern dancer and instructor. She even had a school of artistic dance before the illness slowed her down. She also enjoyed exercising and swimming to help her stay fit. After completing her Bachelor of Science degree in college and starting a family, Antwanette assisted young people all over the country teaching what she loved — Dance. Unfortunately, Antwanette is no longer able to dance, nor can she plan or participate in all the family activities due to the restraints of having Lupus and end-stage-renal-disease. What she misses most is taking family trips, and keeping up with the demands of having a young active family. Antwanette is now completely dependent on dialysis, which she undergoes every single day from 4:00 p.m. for up to 10 hours a night, leaving her unable to do much else. Antwanette’s only chance to return to good health and an active family is a lifesaving kidney transplant.
Transplants are life-saving but very expensive. While Antwanette’s one and only daughter is planning to donate one of her kidneys to her mother, funding this life saving procedure is a monumental task for them both.
There are and will continue to be many out-of-pocket and medical expenses not covered by health insurances for both Antwanette and her daughter or any donor, including extensive travel and lodging expenses, co-pays and deductibles, caregiver expenses and medical bills. Missed time from work and the cost of living are quickly adding up to more than what Antwanette and her family can handle alone.
To help with the financial burden of Antwanette’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in her honor has been established with the 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 Kidney Transplant Fund, and are administered by Help Hope Live for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider a contribution.
For credit card contributions, please select the “Donate Now” button or call 800.642.8399, Or:
Make checks payable to:
Help Hope Live
Note in memo section:
In honor of Antwanette Goodloe
Mail to:
Help Hope Live
Two Radnor Corporate Center
100 Matsonford Road, Suite 100
Radnor, PA 19087
Your support is critical to the overall success of Antwanette’s struggle. Please know that your contribution counts and no amount is too small. On behalf of Antwanette and her family, we thank you in advance for your kind consideration.
Gratefully,
Antwanette, her friends, family and community partners
Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by the law. This campaign is administered by Help Hope Live, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing fundraising assistance to transplant and catastrophic injury patients. Information: 800.642.8399. Financial statements are available from the State Division of Consumer Affairs, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218.
It’s official!! December 12 is the date for our transplant surgery! We praise God! Please send your tax deductible gift as soon as possible! Thank you for your generosity! If you can’t give, please share my story! Thank you again :-)
Well Antwanette's daughter is going to go ahead and complete her evaluations to be her donor. So now she really needs your financial donations to cover her expenses while she's temporarily housed in PA during the transplant. No amount is too small and your gift is tax deductible.
Well...got my 3rd call last night but as a back up....3rd time being told someone else got the kidney. I got to thinking about the man who told the Lord every time he tried to get in the pool of Bethesda to get healed, someone else jumped in before him. All I know is what God has for me, is just for me.
I am feeling extremely hopeful that God will continue to bless me with life and strength for each day.
Family and friends of Antwanette Goodloe are raising money to pay for uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation.
Antwanette has chosen to fundraise with Help Hope Live in part because Help Hope Live assures fiscal accountability of funds raised and tax deductibility to the full extent allowed by law for donors. Donors can be sure that funds donated will be used only to pay or reimburse medically-related expenses. To make a donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the Donate Now button.
For more information, please contact Help Hope Live at 800.642.8399.
Thank you for your support!
Happy to hear you're getting the transplant--keeping you and Ashleigh in prayer.
Muriel
Are you going to Jeff? We are looking at AKA Washington square (right across from Jeff). I'm still going thru evals.
Our prayers are with you
Steve Friese and Lawrence E Olson
Make checks payable to:
Help Hope Live
Note in memo:
In honor of Antwanette Goodloe
Mail to:
Help Hope Live
2 Radnor Corporate Center
Suite 100
100 Matsonford Road
Radnor, PA 19087
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