Greg Cummings

Greg Needs Your Help

Gregory (Greg) Cummings is a husband, son, and brother who loves life and making people laugh. He also loves being creative which is shown by his style of dress.On February 4, 2015 Greg was admitted to the ICU with chronic congestive heart failure and kidney failure. He had a long hospital stay until the doctors and nurses could get his blood pressure down and kidney levels up. Since the hospital stay, Greg has lost more than 80 pounds and is still losing. He makes the best out of any situation and he remains in prayer as he waits for a life-saving kidney transplant.

After many doctor appointments and tests, on January 29, 2016 we found out that Greg was placed on the transplant waiting list. While this was great news, we are also aware of the work ahead because even with insurance a transplant is costly. After insurance, the out of pocket expenses for the transplant will be $10,000. The biggest expense post-transplant will be medications to protect the new kidney. Greg will need these medications for the rest of his life and they will range from $1500 to $2500 a month. This challenge is more than we can handle alone so we are asking for the support of family, friends, and anyone that would like to help Greg.

To help offset Greg’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in his honor has been established with Help Hope Live, 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 to the full extent allowed by law, are held by Help Hope Live in the South-Central Transplant Fund, and are administered by Help Hope Live for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider making a contribution.

If you are interested in being screened to see if you are a match as a living donor for Greg, please contact Deborah Kendrick at [email protected].

All your support and encouragement is greatly appreciated.

God bless.

Ebony Cummings, Greg’s wife