Shauna was quite surprised when two years ago she was diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), and was told on that same day that she needed a kidney transplant. Earlier this year the doctors told her she should prepare to go onto dialysis because her kidneys were functioning at only five percent. Though family members had been tested as potential living donors, none came up as a match.
Her co-workers at Brandywine Valley Veterinary Hospital were concerned about her worsening condition and started an in-house living donor drive to find her a match. Much to everyone’s shock and delight a match was found, and the transplant is scheduled for December 8th at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
You may know Shauna from: growing up in Morenci, AZ, her travels in Utah, California, Florida, Japan and Germany or more recently, through her work as a knowledgeable and caring Veterinary Assistant at Brandywine Valley Veterinary Hospital, in Coatesville, PA., or from Home Depot in Parkesburg, PA., where she has worked in the garden department. After a career of helping others, and giving loving care to thousands of pets, Shauna is now the one who needs our help.
Transplantation is life-saving but very expensive. Even with health insurance, Shauna will have many uninsured transplant-related expenses such as: co-pays and deductibles, doctor visits, travel to and from the transplant center in addition to the costly immunosuppressant medications that she will need to take for the test of her life – expenses that could all top $38,000.
To help with the financial burden of Shauna’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in her honor has been established with HelpHOPELive, a trusted nonprofit organization that has been providing community-based fundraising guidance to patients and their families for more than 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. Please consider making an end-of-year tax-deductible donation today and click the DONATE NOW bar.
Your support is literally lifesaving, and will enable Shauna to regain her health for a lifetime. On behalf of Shauna and those who know and love her, I thank you in advance for your kindness.
Very truly yours,
Anne Moss, Shauna’s friend, co-worker and living donor 610-316-4294
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