Aloha Friends and Supporters,

New Note: Bills are running much higher than expected, so we are adjusting the goal. Mahalo for understanding.

Jackie’s Reys Kona head bartender and longest-tenured employee, Jes Wright, is fighting for her health. Diagnosed with colon cancer a few months ago, Jes is currently undergoing radiation and chemotherapies. The radiation phase is winding down, but chemo will continue for a few more months. When the chemo ends, she will have surgery to remove what remains of the tumor. The prognosis is encouraging, and with a little luck, she should enjoy a full recovery, hopefully by Christmas.

Fortunately, Jes has health insurance, but the uninsured expenses, the cost of travel for treatment, and the likelihood that she will be out of work for a while mean that the bills are piling up. The total is already pretty daunting.

So Jackie Reys and Jes’s dad are working together to help out. Jackie’s is sponsoring this GoFundMe site and Dad is keeping the books. Please consider a donation, no matter what size. Every donation is greatly appreciated, and will help Jessica come out the other side, restored to good health, both physically and fiscally.

Jes is very independent-minded and was reluctant to approve this GoFundMe site. She finally agreed, but insists that any money raised, in excess of what is needed to cover expenses, will be donated to the American Cancer society.

Mahalo,

Chad Atkinson, Owner of Jackie Reys, Kona

Richard Farnham, Jes’s Dad