Patricia Martinez

Patricia grew up in Salida Colorado and was happy and healthy. However, after moving to Nevada, she learned that her kidneys were losing function and she was told she needed to start dialysis soon.

Things progressed quickly. Patricia has had surgeries to prepare her for Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) and has been doing PD at home with the help of her son Rocky. Even though things have gone quick, it hasn’t always seemed that way. Patricia is very family oriented and loves to spend time with her grandkids and love spending time outside in the sun. Since starting dialysis, she’s had to take time to travel to doctors in other another state or across the state, taking precious time away from the things she loves. Our hopes are, with your help, to get her a new kidney via transplant and move forward to a happy and healthy future.

Even with insurance, the cost of transplant surgery can be over whelming. Patricia will need to relocate to Salt Lake City for about two months to be closer to the University of Utah and she will have frequent trips to Salt Lake for post-transplant evaluations. Along with regular lab work and medications, she will also have life-long expenses for the very costly post-transplant medications.

To help with the financial burden of Patricia’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 Southwest Kidney Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider making a contribution by clicking donate now.

Thank you for your positive thoughts, prayers, support and generosity. Every little bit counts and we appreciate every last cent!

With sincere gratitude and appreciation,

The Martinez family & The Drake family