Al Wilson

Al needs your support!

Alvin Wilson, Lieutenant with the Burton Fire District, needs a new liver and the help of his family, friends and community to make it happen. Transplants are lifesaving but very expensive.

Four and a half years ago Al was diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a chronic liver disease. http://www.liverfoundation.org/abouttheliver/info/psc/.

Over the past two years this disease has taken a toll on Al’s overall health. He has had to move to a light duty position at the fire department because he has lost a significant amount of the strength and endurance he needs to fight fires.

You may know Al through the fire department or through their church community at Community Bible in Beaufort. He is 49 years old and was born and raised in Beaufort. Al served in the United States Air Force for 5.5 years, where he met the love of his life, Patty, while they were both stationed in Spain. They have been married for 28 years. Patty is a substitute teacher and they have 3 children together. Al also owns a lawn care business which has been affected by his health as well.

Alvin is in the process of working with doctors at the Medical University of South Carolina to be put on the transplant list for a new liver. While insurance will cover most of the transplant surgery, the estimated out-of-pocket expenses that Al and his family expect to pay is a minimum of $10,000. The out-of-pocket expenses will include pre-transplant medical services, post-transplant medications (a lifelong expense), travel, food, co-pays, deductibles, and hotel expenses for post-transplant.

To help with the financial burden of Alvin Wilson’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in his 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, and are held by HelpHOPELive in the South-Atlantic Liver Transplant Fund and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider a contribution.

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Your support is critical to the overall success of Al’s struggle. Please know that your contribution counts. On behalf of Al and his family, we thank you for your kind consideration.

Gratefully,
Nichole Bright, co-worker & friend
843-521-5539, [email protected]