Help Hope Live for Laurie Dewar
Family and friends of Laurie Dewar are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation.
Updates (2)
June 4, 2025
All we can say is WOW! There are not enough words of gratitude for all the support from friends and family that was shown at our Line Dance for Laurie event with Help, Hope, Live on Saturday, May 31st! Well over 50 people attended the event with their dancing shoes on and showed their support for Laurie and our family and we were overwhelmed with joy and appreciation. We raised over $1600 at the event and over $2500 in online donations which will go directly to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with Laurie’s kidney transplant. Special thank you to all our volunteers and raffle prize donors (Burlington Presbyterian Church, Norma, John & Karen, LaCascia’s, and A Whole Bunch Flower Market).
May 19, 2025
In 2023, an anonymous living kidney donor was tested and was accepted as match for me, and in January 2024 I received his selfless gift of a new kidney. Words cannot fully express how grateful I am to this individual for his gift of life to me. I was able to receive the new kidney as a preemptive transplant, and because of this I was able to avoid dialysis. Things went very well, and although there have been some ups and downs, hospital stays and adjusting to medications, I know how lucky I am to have things go as well as they have been.I appreciate all the support from my family, friends, care team and beyond! As I've discovered, having a kidney transplant means many doctors appointments and follow ups, medication changes, and taking care of your overall wellbeing as best as you can. It can be overwhelming and almost like having a second job somedays, but it is all worth it.Thanks to everyone for being there for me while I continue to navigate this new life and all of its challenges.XO - LAURIE
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Guestbook
June 4, 2025
Sorry that I was unable to make the line dancing event as it looked fun!
Pamela Meinhardt
June 2, 2025
Thinking of you, Laurie, and hoping this little bit helps even if just a little bit. <3
Meredith Antonelli
June 1, 2025
With love from Cape Cod
Roderick MacDonald
