Dianne McDowell

Dear Family and Friends,

As many of you may know, my wife, Dianne McDowell has been ill for some time, and her doctors have determined her only hope for survival is a liver transplant. Dianne has been a caregiver to so many for so long and now needs your help because the cost of a transplant is overwhelming.

Dianne grew up in Pensacola, FL and graduated from Escambia High School and received her AA degree from Freed Hardeman College. She was Dianne Enfinger then. Together we have six grown children and their families, including 4 grandsons, all of whom Dianne loves very deeply.

Over 40 years ago, Dianne contracted Hepatitis C from a tainted blood transfusion that gradually caused cirrhosis and eventually liver cancer. Though her liver continues to function for now, doctors decided it was time to place her on the transplant waiting list. It has taken over a year and a half just to get to this point, but we are grateful for this progress.

Transplants are life-saving but financially draining. Due to her declining health, Dianne had to stop working before she wanted to, and although our company has been struggling over the last few years, through God’s grace it continues to pay the bills and provide health insurance coverage for her. But even with insurance, Dianne is facing very high expenses including travel to and from the Loma Linda Transplant Institute for consultation, testing, and eventual surgery and recovery. Insurance will only cover a small portion of the cost of travel and lodging for Dianne and her caregiver. Additionally, anti-rejection medications will be needed for the rest of Dianne’s life. They are enormously expensive.

In an effort to ease this financial burden, friends and relatives have established a fundraising campaign in Dianne’s honor with HelpHOPELive, a nonprofit organization 501(c)(3) that has been assisting the transplant community for over 30 years. Tax-deductible donations are held by HelpHOPELive in the Southwest Liver Transplant Fund, and are distributed for transplant-related expenses only. Should you wish to help Dianne, donations of any size are welcomed and appreciated more than you know.

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If you work for a corporation that makes matching funds available, your gift will be doubly helpful. Thank you for all of your thoughts, prayers, support and generosity. Keep an eye on Dianne’s progress through her campaign page at www.helphopelive.org because we will be posting updates regularly.

Sincerely,
Dave McDowell (Dianne’s husband)
Cell (775)232-7707