Saving Jim
Donation protected
Hello World!
You've heard it said that it's easier to give than receive. Well, that’s what one anonymous man has done.
My name is Galit Gefen Vlassopoulos.
About two years ago my husband Jim was diagnosed with serious kidney disease. Not long later, even after beginning dialysis, his body began to fail him—his heart, liver, the vascular system and other functions began to have problems. Today, he can’t work or get around, and our family—we have five beautiful children—spend our time helping him battle this disease.
Jim was struggling, and our future was troubling. Then a young man came into Jim’s life.
Jim's story is not unlike many other people who are in need of a kidney, but with one exception. Jim has a donor. He is not receiving a kidney from a brother, or sister, or any other family member. He is receiving a kidney from a man he’s never meet, never talked to, and never passed on the street—it’s coming from a total stranger.
I so admire this donor. Donating a living kidney is not risk-free. Many questions must have been running through his mind: What if the surgery goes wrong? What if my other kidney fails? What if an immediate loved one needs a kidney?
Making a living kidney donation is called extraordinary altruism. Very little is known about the origins of such unusual generosity, in part because it’s so rare. Fewer than 1 in 10,000 people take such a step to help a total stranger
Thanks to this selfless act Jim's surgery will take place July 25. The issue now is the cost.
Although insurance covers some of Jim's medical costs, insurance doesn’t pay for any of the donor's expenses. The cost to fly to California, the hospital stay, his part of the surgery, the after-surgery cost—plus what Jim can’t cover for himself--all add up to $200,000.
That is why our family badly needs your help. Thank you for your generosity...
You've heard it said that it's easier to give than receive. Well, that’s what one anonymous man has done.
My name is Galit Gefen Vlassopoulos.
About two years ago my husband Jim was diagnosed with serious kidney disease. Not long later, even after beginning dialysis, his body began to fail him—his heart, liver, the vascular system and other functions began to have problems. Today, he can’t work or get around, and our family—we have five beautiful children—spend our time helping him battle this disease.
Jim was struggling, and our future was troubling. Then a young man came into Jim’s life.
Jim's story is not unlike many other people who are in need of a kidney, but with one exception. Jim has a donor. He is not receiving a kidney from a brother, or sister, or any other family member. He is receiving a kidney from a man he’s never meet, never talked to, and never passed on the street—it’s coming from a total stranger.
I so admire this donor. Donating a living kidney is not risk-free. Many questions must have been running through his mind: What if the surgery goes wrong? What if my other kidney fails? What if an immediate loved one needs a kidney?
Making a living kidney donation is called extraordinary altruism. Very little is known about the origins of such unusual generosity, in part because it’s so rare. Fewer than 1 in 10,000 people take such a step to help a total stranger
Thanks to this selfless act Jim's surgery will take place July 25. The issue now is the cost.
Although insurance covers some of Jim's medical costs, insurance doesn’t pay for any of the donor's expenses. The cost to fly to California, the hospital stay, his part of the surgery, the after-surgery cost—plus what Jim can’t cover for himself--all add up to $200,000.
That is why our family badly needs your help. Thank you for your generosity...
Organizer and beneficiary
Dimitris Vlassopoulos
Organizer
Sunnyvale, CA
Dimitrios Vlassopoulos
Beneficiary