Delois Young

Dear Friends and Family,

After roughly 5 1/2 years of PD dialysis I finally received the lifesaving Kidney transplant I needed so much on July 21, 2014. Though for the most part all has gone pretty well, I have had a hiccup or two along the way. As of this writing, I am just returning from the Mayo Clinic for another biopsy to deal with another hiccup. After a 5 days intensive IV treatment we are pretty certain that this hiccup will disappear, however, definite answer probably won’t be known until June or July 2015 at my 1 year anniversary checkup. At that time I will go under another biopsy and additional testing.

This is where I need you. Though I don’t know at this time when I will be scheduled to go back to Mayo, I do need to start working on additional fundraising for this time period as I know this will be at least another 4 to 5 day stay, which will include staying in a hotel.

I am so thankful for a successful surgery, great doctors and the great fundraising organization, HelpHOPELive. Now more than ever, I need your help to continue fundraising for all of the uninsured transplant-related expenses I now have such as: co-pays and deductibles, doctor visits, travel and temporary relocation to the medical center post-transplant (my daughter, Crystal serves as my caretaker and travels with me; unfortunately, she lost her job once it was clear that she would need a leave of absence to care for me) and the costly immunosuppressant medications that I will need to take for the rest of my life. These expenses present a financial challenge that we cannot meet alone.

To help offset my uninsured costs, a fundraising campaign in my honor has been established with HelpHOPELive, a nonprofit organization that has been assisting the transplant community for more than 30 years. All contributions are tax-deductible, are held in the Southeast Kidney Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. You can help make a difference in my life. Please consider making a donation today by clicking on the DONATE NOW button.

Thank you for any help you can give,

Delois