Kellette's Bone Marrow Transplant
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The Wade family has created this GoFundMe page to assist Kellette Heys Wade, Sr. with the expenses related to his upcoming Bone Marrow Transplant.
Some of you may know Kellette through his business, Kellette’s Hairstyling, while others may know him as a sports enthusiast. Or you may have grown close to him through a shared love of golf, college football, or Americus, GA. For many others, you may only know the family member who requested your support by sharing this GoFundMe page.
Regardless of how you know Kellette or his friends and family, the Wade family thanks you for visiting this page and potentially contributing toward the journey ahead.
The Backstory
Kellette was recently diagnosed with myelofibrosis, a condition of the tissue inside the bone marrow that contains the stem cells that eventually form blood cells. In myelofibrosis, the bone marrow is replaced by scar tissue, and subsequently, there are not enough blood cells created.
To address this condition, Kellette will undergo a bone marrow transplant where cells will be taken from the bone marrow of another person, and then transfused into Kellette’s bone marrow to replace the abnormal cells.
Following the procedure, Kellette will stay in the hospital for a month as his immune system recovers from the transplant. After this month of treatment, Kellette will able to leave the hospital, but he will be required to live no more than 30 minutes away. This will ensure that if any issues arise, he will have immediate access to the appropriate care essential for a successful recovery.
How You Can Help
This will be a one year process that will involve numerous preparatory treatments, the transplant itself, the quarantine period, and several months living three hours from his home in Americus, Georgia.
As Kellette moves through this process, he will be personally unable to continue working. The costs will come in all forms: trips for visits, to and from Atlanta, requiring roughly 6 hours of driving, round trip; health insurance premiums; the transplant procedure; medicines; an extended, month long, stay at the hospital; and ongoing living expenses that will be newly experienced as he lives for an extended period in Atlanta, and yet others that are already existing and will continue. And, should any complication arise during Kellette’s treatment, additional funds will be needed for that as well.
The Wade family would greatly appreciate your help in addressing each of these expenses, and the loss of income that will be experienced. Thank you for simply reading his story, and, if you are able to help, please know that we are forever grateful for and humbled by your generosity and support.
Some of you may know Kellette through his business, Kellette’s Hairstyling, while others may know him as a sports enthusiast. Or you may have grown close to him through a shared love of golf, college football, or Americus, GA. For many others, you may only know the family member who requested your support by sharing this GoFundMe page.
Regardless of how you know Kellette or his friends and family, the Wade family thanks you for visiting this page and potentially contributing toward the journey ahead.
The Backstory
Kellette was recently diagnosed with myelofibrosis, a condition of the tissue inside the bone marrow that contains the stem cells that eventually form blood cells. In myelofibrosis, the bone marrow is replaced by scar tissue, and subsequently, there are not enough blood cells created.
To address this condition, Kellette will undergo a bone marrow transplant where cells will be taken from the bone marrow of another person, and then transfused into Kellette’s bone marrow to replace the abnormal cells.
Following the procedure, Kellette will stay in the hospital for a month as his immune system recovers from the transplant. After this month of treatment, Kellette will able to leave the hospital, but he will be required to live no more than 30 minutes away. This will ensure that if any issues arise, he will have immediate access to the appropriate care essential for a successful recovery.
How You Can Help
This will be a one year process that will involve numerous preparatory treatments, the transplant itself, the quarantine period, and several months living three hours from his home in Americus, Georgia.
As Kellette moves through this process, he will be personally unable to continue working. The costs will come in all forms: trips for visits, to and from Atlanta, requiring roughly 6 hours of driving, round trip; health insurance premiums; the transplant procedure; medicines; an extended, month long, stay at the hospital; and ongoing living expenses that will be newly experienced as he lives for an extended period in Atlanta, and yet others that are already existing and will continue. And, should any complication arise during Kellette’s treatment, additional funds will be needed for that as well.
The Wade family would greatly appreciate your help in addressing each of these expenses, and the loss of income that will be experienced. Thank you for simply reading his story, and, if you are able to help, please know that we are forever grateful for and humbled by your generosity and support.
Co-organizers (2)
Kellette Wade
Organizer
Americus, GA
Kat Mournighan
Co-organizer