Deidre Wilkinson

Deidre Wilkinson, my best girl and wife of 25 years is in end stage renal failure and needs a life-saving kidney transplant. We are so fortunate, that our daughter Lori is a match and will be donating one of her kidneys to save her Mom’s life.

Deidre is a mother, grandmother, aunt, sister and good friend to many. She is an avid gardener, professional florist and one of the kindest people you could ever hope to meet. She looks forward to pursing her passion for flowers after a successful surgery scheduled in June of this year. Together, our family is committed to seeing both Deidre and Lori through this transplant.

Transplants are life saving but financially draining. Even with Insurance, Deidre is facing very high expenses that must be paid out of pocket. Some of these are co-pays, deductibles, travel to and from the transplant center, relocation at the time of transplant for at least a month to be closer to the Miami Transplant Institute, and she will be on a life-time of anti-rejection medications. This puts our family up against a challenge we cannot meet alone and desperately need your support.

To help alleviate the financial burden of uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in Deidre’s honor has been established with HelpHOPELive a trusted non-profit organization that has been providing community-based fund raising to patients and their families for more than 30 years. All donations are tax deductible, and are held by HelpHOPELive in the Southeast Kidney Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant related expenses only. To make a tax-deductible donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the Donate Now button.

On behalf of Deidre, myself and our family, we are very grateful for your kindness, generosity, support and prayers. Keep an eye on this campaign page at for updates.

Dana Wilkinson
239 331 5257