Christie Jacobs

Christies long battle against Hepatitis C and eventually liver cirrhosis – decompensated has reached its pinnacle.

Although Christie contracted Hepatitis C in 1987 from a blood transfusion, she did not know she had Hep C until 2008. At the time, Christie worked for a small medical equipment retailer in Topeka and did not have enough insurance coverage to afford the treatment that was available (out of pocket cost of $3k per month). In 2013, Christie changed jobs, had better insurance, and Harvoney became an option. The Harvoney Hep C treatment was successful, but too late; the cirrhosis was too far along. Christie is now on the transplant list through Nebraska Medical and is anxiously awaiting a new liver.

Christie has always lived a positive life and put her family ahead of herself. She loves cooking and creating in the kitchen. Christie is a grandmother to two adorable boys. One is eight and the other is less than one. Her goal is to live to watch her grandsons grow and be there for them and to teach them all her secret recipes!

While Christie has health insurance, many transplant expenses are surprisingly not covered. Because she does not live in the same city as the medical center, there will be temporary relocation, travel and care-taker relocation expenses on top of those already not covered by insurance.
Family and friends of Christie Jacobs are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation.

Christie has chosen to fundraise for Help Hope Live in part because Help Hope Live assures fiscal accountability of funds raised and tax deductibility for contributors. Contributors can be sure donations will be used to pay or reimburse medical and related expenses. To make a tax-deductible donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the Give button.

For more information, please contact Help Hope Live at 800.642.8399.

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