Diana Kendrick

Dear Friends, Family and Community,

My wife, Diana Reed Kendrick suffers from primary biliary cirrhosis and is in desperate need of a life-saving liver transplant. The disease has also affected her lungs and she no longer has the breathing capacity that she once did. Her doctors at the University of Alabama are hoping she will receive this transplant within the next three months.

Diana has been a loving wife for over 46 years, mother to Timothy, Julia, Lisa and Christi, fun grandmother of seven, great grandmother, aunt, sister and good friend to many. She has been a resident of the Pell City area since 1979, was a school teacher for over 20 years, and was the director of a home for abused women with children for five years. She is active in our church with the children’s and music ministries and served as pastor’s wife for 16 years. Due to her poor health she is no longer able to continue working or engage in many activities that she was always able to do.

As you can imagine, the cost of a transplant is very high. Even with insurance there are many expenses that must be paid out of pocket. Some of the expenses are co-pays, deductibles, lab fees, travel to and from the transplant center and relocation for approximately six weeks at the time of transplant. In addition, Diana will be on a life-time of expensive anti-rejection medications. This is where we need your help.

A fundraising campaign in Diana’s 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, and held by HelpHOPELive in the Southeast Liver Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider a contribution.

To make a tax-deductible donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the Donate Now button.

On behalf of Diana and our family, thank you for your kindness, generosity, support and prayers.

Johnny Randy Kendrick
205-542-1150
[email protected]