Family and friends of Denilee (Apryl) Russell are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation.

For more information, please contact Help Hope Live at 800.642.8399.

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Hi, I am on this journey for a transplant. Here is the short verison of my story. Stress caused a heart attack, and doctors decided to do a heart cath to make sure arteries were open: yo go home in a few hours. Instead blood clots were formed when the cath went into my artery and killed me. I never should have survived. My heart spazzed and the doctor ripped the cath out shredding my heart artery. I had 3 open heart surgies in 30 hours, died 4x, a coma for a month, bashed my front teeth out, gangrene on toes, I lost all 5 toes on right foot, and woke up on dialysis with 50lbs of fluid on me. Prior to these I was a active person. I was on dialysis for 3 months and kidneys started to heal. It took me 3 years to learn how to walk after multiple surgies on foot with no rehab. Not sure how I got skipped in rehab…… And then my kidneys failed completely and I try to live a normal live but the reality is I don’t. My life got thrown upside down and live as I know it is gone. I don’t function 3 days out of the week and the other 4 I try to help my mom with her MS and be there for my family. Physically and outside appearances I look great where in reality my kidneys don’t work which complicate my heart.
I am asking for help with my situation. I have to travel an hour each way to dialysis and all my doctor appts are 2 hours away each way and I’m struggling. I would love to work, but I’m not reliable not to be sick and Sure I could suck it up, but if I show income I loose my benefits and I can’t risk that. If you can not help financially I would be greatful if you share my link with others as the more who sees this the better my chances.
Thank you for reading
“Apryl”