Cheryl Kahler

Two years ago, my mom, Cheryl Kahler started dialysis and was told that she needs a kidney transplant. The process to get on the transplant list has been trying. She was told to lose 30 pounds and she lost 50! Thankfully she is now on the transplant list. Through all of the doctor visits and testing, my mom stayed strong and I am very proud of her! I hope that the struggles that our family has been through within the last two years will soon come to a close and I will be there with my mom to get a kidney.

While the gift of a transplant is lifesaving it is very financially draining and I don’t want my mom to have that stress as well. Even with insurance, there are many out-of-pocket expenses including copays for doctor and hospital visits, and the very expensive post-transplant medications that she will have to take for the rest of her life. Also, she will be on a limited income while she is healing and recuperating from the surgery. We would also like to offer any potential donors assistance with their out-of-pocket expenses as they would be doing us a great deed and they should not have to struggle.

To help with the financial burden of Cheryl’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 Northwest Kidney Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider making a contribution.

Thank you for your prayers, support and generosity.

Gratefully,

Cheryl’s daughter