David Stewart

Dear Friends,

As many of you are aware, my brother David Stewart recently had a freak snowmobile accident while on vacation that has changed his life forever. Dave sustained a severe spinal cord injury from a broken neck. The injury almost took his life and has left him as a quadriplegic facing a very long and challenging road to recovery.

Upon release from the hospital, Dave returned home with much work to do. He is confined to a wheelchair, unable to walk, and not able to feed himself. Dave will need more therapy and rehabilitation; however his insurance will not cover these sessions. In addition, the family home where he is staying is not handicap accessible and the bathrooms are completely unable to accommodate his needs. As a result of the damage Dave sustained from his injury, he now requires round-the-clock care just to meet his basic needs.

Thankfully, Dave has health insurance which covered his hospital stay, but unfortunately it does not cover the majority of the items and support he requires to live on a day-to-day basis, including home health care, a wheelchair, a bed, and vehicular transportation. The wheelchair and bed alone cost nearly $60,000 to purchase with no assistance provided from his insurance. Three to five thousand dollars per month are needed for his home health care aides and therapy. These expenses are quickly draining Dave and his family’s limited financial resources.

Family and friends of David Stewart are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation.

David has chosen to fundraise with Help Hope Live in part because Help Hope Live assures fiscal accountability of funds raised and tax deductibility to the full extent allowed by law 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 Give button.

Make checks payable to:
Help Hope Live

Note in memo section:
In Honor of David Stewart

Mail to:
Help Hope Live
Two Radnor Corporate Center
100 Matsonford Road, Suite 100
Radnor, PA 19087

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

Dave is remaining in good spirit and we appreciate all of your support.

Warm Regards,

Jennifer Berret
David’s Sister
[email protected]