Maylin Palma

Maylin Needs Our Support!

Maylin’s life was turned upside down when at the young age of 38 she suddenly learned that she was in end-stage renal failure and needed a kidney transplant. Maylin had been misdiagnosed for over a year; by the time she got the correct diagnosis, her only move forward was to immediately begin dialysis and hope and pray for a transplant.

Before her diagnosis, Maylin had just completed her dental hygienist course and was looking forward to a new career. She became so ill she was unable to complete her exam for licensing. She has been on dialysis waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant for four years, but she is running out of time. She continues to work every day the only job that fits into her dialysis schedule—a bus monitor for Monroe County Community School Corporation. She is pure sunshine to the special needs children and families she serves.

To make matters worse, Maylin recently discovered that she had been taken off the transplant list at Indiana University Health Transplant until she raises $8-$10,000. She has a potential kidney donor, but that donor is on hold because Maylin needs to have $3,000 in a restricted fund before potential donors can be tested and another $5,000 to $7,000 before she can have the surgery. Since Maylin struggles each month to continue to pay her mortgage and monthly bills, she is not able to put any money into savings and her family isn’t able to help. Her elder son, Kevin, is finishing his B.S. at UCLA, and her younger son Michael has just recently completed a two-year course at IVY tech.

Even with insurance, Maylin will have many out of pocket medical expenses not the least of which is the costly anti-rejection medications that Maylin will have to take for the rest of her life. To help with the financial burden of Maylin’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 Great Lakes Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider making a contribution and giving Maylin hope for the future.

If we all work together, we can give Maylin hope of a new lease on life and help her realize her dream of a career in dental hygiene. Thank you for your support.

Glenda Elkins, Maylin’s friend
Shirley Douglas, Maylin’s co-worker
812-360-6980, [email protected]