Gigi Ranno

Gigi Needs Our Help!

Our dear sister, Gigi, has managed with primary progressive MS since her early 20s—adjusting to life in a wheelchair and to steadily declining abilities while still working, telling stories, and making everyone laugh. Over time, Gigi has needed in-home health care a little bit more each year. On Easter weekend she had emergency surgery and currently needs 24/7 care to do the most basic things. She has nurses and therapists assisting her on a regular basis. Her doctors expect her to recover but it will take time and a whole lot of medical help.

Thankfully, Gigi has health insurance, but many of her medical needs are not covered and she has significant out-of-pocket expenses. The fees for home health care alone are prohibitively expensive. Gigi also needs specialized equipment, including a new bed and shower wheelchair. These costs are too high for Gigi to handle alone.

To help with the financial burden of Gigi’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in her 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, are held by HelpHOPELive in the Northeast Catastrophic Illness Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for illness-related expenses only. Please consider a making a contribution today and click the DONATE NOW button.

Thank you so much for your prayers and support.

With gratitude,

Nancy Carlston and Louise Thompson, Gigi’s sisters
415-389-8816
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