Paul Ruzbarsky Jr.

Hi, my name is Paul. I’m a married 57 year-old father of two, and I have been struggling with kidney failure for a few years now. About two years ago, I started dialysis and quickly went through the process of getting on the wait list for a new kidney in Connecticut, where my wife, Meladee, and I lived for about the last 25 years.

A couple of years ago, our son, Paul John, and daughter, Megan, both moved to Florida. Shortly thereafter, we followed them moving to Florida and eagerly worked to get listed at Tampa General Hospital. Meladee is going to be my living donor and is a match for me (she is an angel!). We’ve both been approved for transplant and we’re working on the details to schedule the transplant.

The problem is we don’t live close to the hospital that would be doing the transplant. Thankfully, I do have insurance, but they do not cover the cost of staying near the hospital before, during, and after the procedure and follow up care. Both my wife and I will have multiple doctor visits leading up to and after the transplant, which will mean we will need to temporarily live closer to the hospital. It will be very difficult to maintain and pay for two households at the same time for several months, and we are unsure how much our medical bills will be.

My entire family would greatly appreciate any help you could provide to us during this time of need. Anything would help, even the smallest of donations would help us to pay for a place to live, the necessities we would need to get by and the medical bills we are going to incur. Please look at your situation, and if you are able to help in any way, please do so!

With everyone’s help, we will all make it through this to the other side of this illness. God Bless everyone and THANKS AGAIN for any help you can provide!

Sincerely,

Paul Ruzbarsky Jr, Meladee Ruzbarsky, and the Ruzbarsky Family

Family and friends of Paul Ruzbarsky are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation.

Paul has chosen to fundraise for Help Hope Live in part because Help Hope Live assures fiscal accountability of funds raised and tax deductibility for contributors. Contributors can be sure donations will be used to pay or reimburse medical and related expenses. To make a tax-deductible donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the Give button.

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