Johnathan Drake

John Drake was diagnosed in 2007 with renal failure with an unknown cause at that time. He was only 21 years old with what he thought his whole life ahead of him. He has strived to take care of himself the best he could but struggled to keep medical insurance which kept him from gaining access to the transplant list. In 2015 he was able to secure medical insurance through his IT job at the time and started to work on getting himself onto the transplant list. He was officially placed on the transplant list in 2018, however, living donors where also being screened and tested as he reached out to his friends and family to donate. Once all living donors except his wife were exhausted she started the living donor process. She completed the process about a month ago in Sept of 2020 and a match was found at the beginning of Oct 2020. She was matched through the paired donation program and surgery is scheduled for Oct 16, 2020.

By partnering with Help Hope Live allows us to raise money to help with our living expenses while we both undergo surgery, pay for out of pocket surgery expenses, medications, lodging while John has to stay local in Salt Lake City for a month or two and lost wages.

John has been active in his community as an IT professional that supports the United States Navy, donates to the local VA and Wounded Warrior Fund. While his wife Andrea is a Social Worker that supports the community by helping children and adults with mental illness, supports the local LGBTQ community, supports the Idaho Suicide Prevention & Hotline, and is an advocate for those without a voice.

John & Andrea Drake are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation. John & Andrea have chosen to fundraise for Help Hope Live in part because Help Hope Live assures fiscal accountability of funds raised and tax deductibility for contributors. Contributors can be sure donations will be used to pay or reimburse medical and related expenses. To make a tax-deductible donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the Give button.

For more information, please contact Help Hope Live at 800.642.8399.

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