Amanda Washek

Dear Friends, Family and Community,

We have great news to share with you! Our daughter, Amanda Craciun Washek received the ultimate gift of life – a life-saving liver transplant on August 11th at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Amanda’s life-long friend, Madalyn was her living donor. There are no words that can express the gratitude and appreciation we all have for Madalyn and her decision to offer a part of her liver to save Amanda’s life. They are both doing well as they recover from surgery and talk about all their future plans together.

Amanda is 24 years old and currently living in North Carolina. She is a wonderful daughter, sister, wife, and good friend to many. Amanda grew up in Girard, PA and graduated from Geneva College. Following graduation she married her high school sweetheart, Justin. Just before Amanda and Justin celebrated their first anniversary Amanda was diagnosed with a rare liver disease called Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC). There is no cure for this disease, so a transplant was her only option. She can now look forward to living a long and healthy life.

As you can imagine the cost of a liver transplant is overwhelming. Even with insurance, there are many expenses that must be paid out of pocket. Some of these are co-pays, deductibles, lab fees, travel to and from the hospital in Philadelphia, and her relocation expenses at the time of transplant. In addition, Amanda will need to take anti-rejection medications for the rest of her life. As you can see, our family faces a challenge we cannot meet alone and we need your help.

A fundraising campaign in Amanda’s 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 South-Atlantic Liver Transplant Fund and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant related expenses only. To make a donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the Donate Now button.

On behalf of Amanda, Justin and our families, thank you for your kindness, generosity, support and prayers.

Daniel and Laura Craciun
814-528-2590
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