Robert McDermaid

I have some good news that I wanted to share with all of you today. On August 3, 2010 Robert received his second chance at life — his kidney transplant. I am pleased to report that he is doing well. You may remember that Robert is fifty-seven- years-old and the wonderful husband of Melody, whom he has been happily married to for twenty-nine years. They have three sons — Garrett, a junior in high school, Gavin, a sophomore and Kasey, who will graduate from 8th grade in the spring. Robert also has two grown children, Justin and Karlie, who live in Salt Lake City, UT and are the proud parents of Robert’s seven grandchildren. Robert has lived in Flagstaff for over twenty years and at one time was the owner of R & M Trucking.

Several years ago, Robert was diagnosed with kidney disease. His illness progressed to the point where his doctors have told him that the only way for him to live a long and healthy life would be to have a kidney transplant. He was evaluated at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix and was found to be an excellent candidate for the surgery. At the time of these evaluations, the transplant team at Mayo strongly suggested that Robert and his family consider fundraising as he would have many uninsured expenses following the procedure.

Even with insurance, the cost of transplantation is expensive as there are many uninsured expenses that Robert will now have to cover out-of-pocket such as: co-pays, deductibles, medical appointments and the costly immunosuppressant medications that he will have to take for the rest of his life. This presents a challenge the family cannot meet alone – the family needs your help.

To help with this financial burden, a fundraising campaign in Robert’s honor has been established with HelpHOPELive (formerly NTAF), a nonprofit organization that has been assisting the transplant community for nearly 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. Your contribution is greatly appreciated

Make checks payable:
HelpHOPELive

Note in memo section:
In honor of Robert McDermaid

Please mail to:
HelpHOPELive
Two Radnor Corporate Center100 Matsonford Road, Suite 100
Radnor, PA 19087

For credit card contributions, please call 800-642-8399 or select the “Donate Now” button.

The Family of Robert McDermaid