Brian McCormick

Brian McCormick is a 56 year-old husband and father to two grown sons, now in college. After 16 years of bravely struggling with serious heart and kidney complications, Brian has been told by his physicians that he must now undergo a lifesaving heart and kidney transplant. Over the years, Brian’s heart failure required a mechanical valve, pacemaker and defibrillator. While needing surgery, extensive medical procedures and appointments, Brian never complained and even continued to work in his construction job. By 2014, Brian’s heart became so weak that it adversely affected his kidneys, and he went into complete renal failure. Brian is now too sick to consider working at his job, and he desperately needs your help!

Brian grew up and continues to live in Amelia, Ohio, close to his life-long friends, mother, brothers and sisters. He is very active and involved with church, and gives generously of his time. Brian has always coached his boys in sports, and worked as a stage curtain installer for over 20 years, even with ongoing and sometimes worsening health and heart problems. Brian eagerly looks forward to being able to one day return to work, and living an active and healthy life once again. Loved and respected by his family, faith community and friends, together Brian and his family are committed to seeing him through his upcoming transplant and supporting him through his recovery.

After extensive medical testing, Brian is active on the transplant list for both a heart and kidney transplant at the University of Kentucky Hospital. Transplants are lifesaving, but very expensive and while Brian has some health insurance coverage, it is very limited. The cost of both a kidney and heart transplant will be more than Brian can handle alone. Co-pays and deductibles, lab fees, health insurance premiums, medical bills, caregiver fees, travel expenses and lodging are only a handful of out-of-pocket expenses he will face. Brian will need to relocate after his transplant surgery so he can be closer to the transplant center. He will also require extensive, life-long, costly medications that he will need to halt organ rejection. These expenses could cost upwards of $100,000 and Brian cannot do it alone.

To help with the financial burden of Brian’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, are held by HelpHOPELive in the Great Lakes Heart/Kidney Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. Brian has chosen to fundraise with HelpHOPELive in part because HelpHOPELive assures fiscal accountability of funds raised and tax deductibility for donors. Donors can be sure that funds donated will be used only to pay or reimburse medically-related expenses. To make a tax-deductible donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the yellow DONATE NOW BUTTON. For more information, please contact HelpHOPELive at 800.642.8399.

Thank you ahead of time for your continued prayers, support and generosity.

With sincere gratitude,

Chris McCormick, Brian’s brother. 513.265.6414