Melody Lee

We are writing to you on behalf of Melody Lee, our beautiful daughter, wife, mother and friend. Melody is battling a life-threatening disease and her only hope of returning to health is a stem cell transplant. We need your help to make this happen for our beloved Melody.

Melody is a 42 year old energetic working professional who has tremendous passion for children. She worked her way through college as a single mom of one daughter to earn the necessary credentials to take on a lifetime career of caring for and educating OUR children. Today Melody is the Executive Director of The Learning Experience (TLE) here in Massachusetts, a franchise of the highly regarded national early learning centers. Melody constantly demonstrates an amazing unconditional love for children, while mentoring staff and partnering closely with families and the community. She is a remarkably strong woman who fights with passion and perseverance to maintain nothing less than the best. Outside of work Melody is the same amazing person who cares for and “watches over” her family, friends and loved ones with the same passion. This world needs more Melodys! She is an amazing human being.

In February 2012 Melody was diagnosed with Systemic Scleroderma – a debilitating, painful autoimmune disease. With the rapid progression of her disease, her doctors are very concerned the disease will become life-threatening as it spreads to her internal organs. The medical professionals at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago (the premier stem cell transplant program in the country) have determined that Melody is an excellent candidate for a stem cell transplant. Their expectation is to stop the progression of the disease, repair the damage her body has already suffered and return Melody to good health and the quality of life she deserves.

While Melody is fortunate to have medical insurance there are many very costly procedures, tests and travel expenses which are not covered. In addition, Melody and a caregiver will need to stay in Chicago for up four months until she has fully recovered. This presents an extraordinary hardship.

To ease the financial burden, a fundraising campaign in Melody’s honor has been established with HelpHOPELive, a non profit organization that has been assisting transplant patients for 30 years. All donations are tax-deductible, are held by HelpHOPELive in the Northeast Stem Cell Transplant Fund, and administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant- related expenses only. Please consider a life-saving donation.

For credit card contributions, please select the DONATE NOW button or call 800.642.8399.

Or:

Make checks payable to:
HelpHOPELive

Note in memo sections:
In honor of Melody Lee

Please send to:
HelpHOPELive
2 Radnor Corporate Center
100 Matsonford Road, Suite 100
Radnor, PA 19087

Thank you for your kindness and generosity. We couldn’t do this without you.

Sincerely,

Bobby Lee, Robert Iadonisi, Jaqueline Theide, Dana Eguia Jr., Gene Gawron and Jan Reardon