She is not the kind of person who will ask for help or show any sign of weakness. That is why we are speaking out on her behalf. With such limited kidney function, our mother can’t work outside the home anymore, yet she still drives herself 200 miles round trip to Idaho Falls, ID to meet with kidney doctors every week or two. Not only that, she continues to keep up the house and yard, cooks for our dad and gets together with her family and friends when she’s able.

Our mother faces an additional challenge. Due to the effects of PKD both of her kidneys have each grown to the size of footballs. When a kidney donor becomes available she will first have surgery to remove both kidneys, then three to four days later she will go through the actual transplant surgery. Because of this, she is unable to be placed on the UNOS Kidney Transplant Waitlist.

Transplant surgery and other associated costs can total upwards of $400,000. She will be required to take anti-rejection drugs, costing $2-3,000 a month, for the rest of her life. Not all of this will be covered by insurance. Other additional costs include transportation to and from the University of Utah Transplant Center in Salt Lake City and housing near the hospital for at least one month with required caretakers. Additionally, continued care-giving for several more months when she returns home to Driggs, ID is necessary.

Please donate to our mother’s cause so that she can get back to the life that she once enjoyed so much. Donating through the non-profit Help Hope Live allows your donation to be tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Words can’t describe how much your kindness will forever be appreciated by our family.

Thank you,
Mary and Kelly Hannon. (And, our dad Tim, too!)

Family and friends of Nancy Danielle Hannon have chosen to fund raise through the nonprofit Help Hope Live. This organization assures fiscal accountability of funds raised and tax deductibility to the full extent allowed for contributors. Contributors can be sure donations will be used to pay or reimburse medical and related expenses.

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