Make a Difference in Bill’s Life

As most of you already know, our son, Bill, has been courageously battling end stage renal disease for the past two years now. He has been on dialysis three days per week, four and half hours per day. This is keeping him alive and he is doing pretty well, but he is still unable to work very much as he is usually exhausted after the treatment. We are told that his only real shot at a long and healthy life is to receive a kidney transplant as soon as possible.

Praise the Lord, Bill has a friend named John who is willing to donate one of his kidneys, and is a match. John will be finishing his testing on September 23, 2014 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Pennsylvania. If he passes all the tests, a surgery date will be scheduled. However, due to the extraordinary expense of transplantation, as well as Bill’s inability to work, funding this life-saving operation is a monumental task. Bill is on Medicare, which is a blessing, but many of his medical needs are not covered and must be paid out-of-pocket. He will need $5,000 before the doctors can start the transplant, and will need between $20,000 and $40,000 for the immunosuppressant medications that he must take for the rest of his life! Also, the expense of traveling to and from the hospital will be high. These present challenges Bill cannot meet alone.

To reduce this financial burden, a fundraising campaign in Bill’s honor has been established with HelpHOPELive, a nonprofit organization that has been assisting the transplant community for 30 years. All donations are tax-deductible, are held by HelpHOPELive in the Mid-Atlantic Kidney Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. You can help make a difference in Bill’s life. Please prayerfully consider making a contribution.

It is never easy to ask for assistance, but funding Bill’s transplant is a difficult challenge and he needs your help. We thank you in advance for your financial gifts, support and prayers. All are greatly appreciated.

With sincere gratitude,

Bill & Carol Wilderson,
[email protected]

“Let me live that I may praise you, (Oh Lord).” Psalms 119:175a