Tony Nash

Tony Needs To Return to Seattle for further care.

Many of you are aware that our good friend, Tony Nash, husband and father, is battling multiple myeloma. A stem cell transplant is his best hope for a return to good health. Unfortunately, even though Tony has health insurance that will cover part of the costs, this will still be very expensive.

My wife and I first met Tony several years ago when he was dating our dear friend, Mishelle. In May of 2014, I had the privilege of officiating at Tony & Mishelle’s wedding. Anyone who knows Tony knows what a great person he is. He has spent his professional career helping people find the inner strength to overcome devastating addictions. He’s a loving father, step-father, and foster parent to a total of 10 kids. Through all that, he keeps himself in better physical shape than anyone I know, never complains much, and gives a lot of thought to figuring out the right thing to do for others. Tony is constantly helping others – it seems like that’s just his default setting.

This time, we need to help Tony. He is scheduled to have a stem cell transplant within a couple months’ time. It will be in Seattle, at a medical center that has handled many cases like his. They will be using his own stem cells, which they will extract after Tony has undergone an intensive round of chemo. Once his body receives the transplanted cells, he will have a long recovery period, during which he will have to spend a lot of time in Seattle and undergo monitoring of the transplant’s success. While this procedure doesn’t fully cure the disease, it gives Tony a good chance of being able to manage the disease and return to a much more normal life.

Tony’s family needs help to cover substantial costs for him to stay for weeks at a time in Seattle, as well as to cover repeated travel for Mishelle, and the portions of his medical bills that are not paid for by his insurance.

To help with the financial burden of Tony’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in his honor has been established with Help Hope Live. To make a donation that is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law, click Donate Now.

Thank you for your prayers, support and generosity.

Blessings,

Maurice Harris
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