Ronnell Lewis

Hi, our names are Zion and Ronnell Jr (Lewie). We are 4 and 3 years old. We asked Nummie, our grandma, to help us write this letter because our daddy Ronnell needs a new kidney.

In August 2015, daddy had to go to the hospital because he wasn’t feeling well and the doctors told him that his kidneys were failing. After that day everything changed. Daddy has to be on his dialysis machine every day. We all had to move in with Nummie and papa so they could help take care of us. Daddy is no longer able to take us to daycare every morning or make us our favorite breakfast like he used to. After his dialysis, he doesn’t have the energy to play with us as much or lift us up in the air anymore. Our Nummie helps with taking care of us and our dad as much as she can. She is really worried about daddy. Nummie said that we are too young to understand what’s going on. But we know that daddy needs a kidney to be donated to him and that a kidney from a living person is better for him. He still has not found a donor but he is hopeful that he will find a donor soon. In the meantime, his doctor’s appointments and life expenses are wearing on him since he is unable to work full-time.

We are told that the hardest days are yet to come but we can make it all happen if we reach out for help and that’s what we are doing. We are kindly asking for our community to help make it happen. We are scared for daddy to get a transplant but he said it will be lifesaving but very very expensive. There are many medical bills that he and his insurance are not able to pay for especially since daddy is not working like before. Daddy has helped so many people at his job as a counselor so we think he deserves a hand too.

To help with the financial burden of Daddy’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in his honor has been established with Help Hope Live, 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 to the full extent allowed by law, are held by Help Hope Live in the South-Atlantic Kidney Transplant Fund, and are administered by Help Hope Live for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider a contribution.

If you are interested being screened to see if you are a match to donate your beautiful healthy kidney to our Daddy, please contact Evette Lewis. 202-570-2842

Our dad is our Superman. Please help us get our super hero back. Your support is important to the overall success of Daddy’s struggle. On behalf of our daddy and all of our family, we thank you in advance of your kind consideration.

Evette Lewis, on behalf of Zion and Lewie