Susan M Ellingsen

Munster, IN

Great Lakes Transplant Fund

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2 Radnor Corporate Center
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Radnor, PA 19087

In May 2016, our mom, Susan Ellingsen, had an adverse reaction to a medication and was hospitalized to reduce the swelling. During her stay, she developed a blood infection and lost the function of her kidneys. She began hemodialysis emergently and has since become stabilized on dialysis. However, this treatment is full of risks and we were told that life expectancy on dialysis is one to five years. Mom’s best option to be around for her grandchildren (the loves of her life!) is transplantation.

Those who know mom (and feel free to share by guestbook messages on this page), know that she lived her life to raise her four children, two of whom had extensive medical issues. She put in endless sleepless nights and dealt with hospital stays and heartbreak to see her children through. Mom has always been a mom to more than her own children. She made our home a place where all our friends wanted to come and they felt comfortable and safe. Mom lovingly raised her kids and moved on to care for the elderly and work as a teacher’s aide at an elementary school. Mom never wanted to get the help, she wanted to be the help. Now we are asking for support for this amazing woman that has given her life to serving others.

Transplants are life-saving but financially draining. Even with insurance, mom is facing very high out-of-pocket expenses. For example, post-transplant medications and follow-up testing alone are estimated at $20,000. Such expenses are more than she can handle, complicated by the fact she had to leave her job to focus on her health. The transplant center will not move forward with the transplant process until sufficient funds are raised to insure her ability to take her daily regimen of anti-rejection meds and attend all follow up appointments and labs. Unquestionably, our family is committed to seeing mom through this process. We are nevertheless up against a challenge we cannot meet alone.

To help with the financial burden of the uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign has been established in honor of Susan Ellingsen with Help Hope Live, a trusted nonprofit organization that has been providing community-based fundraising guidance to help patients and families in need for more than 30 years. All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law and are held by Help Hope Live in the Great Lakes Kidney Transplant Fund in honor of Susan Ellingsen. Donations are allocated by Help Hope Live based on financial need for medical expenses. Please consider making a donation today.

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Make checks payable to:
Help Hope Live

Note in memo section:
In honor of Susan Ellingsen

Mail checks to:
Help Hope Live
2 Radnor Corporate Center
100 Matsonford Road, Suite 100
Radnor, PA 19087

For all of those who have been directly or indirectly touched by mom’s life, please help her get back to that place again. Mom desperately misses being an active member of her family and community. Please share this page and help spread the word. Please pray for a successful transplant and recovery. Finally, please consider a donation through Help Hope Live to help mom fully live her life again.

Be sure to keep an eye on this campaign page as we will update it regularly with fundraising events and information. Thank you all for your support.

Gratefully,
Susan Ellingsen’s Family

August 17, 2017

Hey everyone! A fundraiser is this weekend on Sunday at 1pm at Andoras in Schererville. It will be a great time. Please come out and support! Thanks!

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2 Radnor Corporate Center
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100 Matsonford Road
Radnor, PA 19087

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