Kidney Transplant for Tom Nessler
Donation protected
My name is Jillian Nessler and on March 25th 2019, my Dad and my Hero was placed on the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) for a kidney transplant.
Tom Nessler is a 62 year old husband, father of 4, grandfather, and has been a local Union Iron Worker in Philadelphia for 39 years. I have always looked up to him for his charisma, love of life, and a hard work ethic and can not imagine my life without him. My dad has Chronic Polycystic Kidney Disease and is now in Stage 5 End Stage Renal Failure. He has around 13% function of his kidneys and will be starting dialysis within the month.
Unfortunately, our insurance will only pay for dialysis treatment and not a kidney transplant. Dialysis is a treatment that gives a low quality of life and has a 35.8% five-year survival rate. We are raising money to pay for a transplant which my dad is a good candidate for after being tested by the University of Pennsylvania. A kidney transplant has a much higher quality of life and has a much higher success rate of 85.5%. We have reached out to our insurance explaining our situation and they still refuse to pay for a transplant. A kidney transplant costs around $150,000 and around $20,000 a year for anti-rejection drugs. Any bit that you can donate helps, thank you and bless you!
Tom Nessler is a 62 year old husband, father of 4, grandfather, and has been a local Union Iron Worker in Philadelphia for 39 years. I have always looked up to him for his charisma, love of life, and a hard work ethic and can not imagine my life without him. My dad has Chronic Polycystic Kidney Disease and is now in Stage 5 End Stage Renal Failure. He has around 13% function of his kidneys and will be starting dialysis within the month.
Unfortunately, our insurance will only pay for dialysis treatment and not a kidney transplant. Dialysis is a treatment that gives a low quality of life and has a 35.8% five-year survival rate. We are raising money to pay for a transplant which my dad is a good candidate for after being tested by the University of Pennsylvania. A kidney transplant has a much higher quality of life and has a much higher success rate of 85.5%. We have reached out to our insurance explaining our situation and they still refuse to pay for a transplant. A kidney transplant costs around $150,000 and around $20,000 a year for anti-rejection drugs. Any bit that you can donate helps, thank you and bless you!
Organizer
Jillian Nessler
Organizer
Marlton, NJ
