Help, Having a Kidney transplant
Donation protected
Hello friends and family!
As many of you are aware, I will be having Kidney transplant surgery October 19th at UCSF Medical Center. My friend and amazing donor Amy Dorr was approved as my match a few weeks ago. I am fortunate to have the support of my wonderful family and friends in addition to Amy Dorr to get through this wonderful time.
A little back story...several months ago I set up a face book page with a letter explaining my need for living donor. On April 30th Amy Dorr, did not hesitate to complete the paperwork at USCF to begin this process. Over the past few months, she has completed several tests, including blood tests, CAT scan, x-rays and psychological tests, including a trip to UCSF. On September 17, she was approved to donate her left kidney :-)
She is an amazing human being who I will always be grateful to have in my life!
I am setting up this Go Fund Me in order to assist with the heavy financial aspect of all the non-medical issues attributed to the surgery. Unfortunately, financial assistance for living organ donors, their families and recipient families are slim.
Travel, lodging and meals are estimated to be nearly $10,000 for everyone involved. Everyone knows San Francisco is an expensive city to stay. For Amy, They will be staying at the Homewood Suites, which is a Hilton property, so if you would like to pool Hilton points, that would work too :-) Please email me if that is something you would like to do!
Any amount, large or small, would be greatly appreciated! If a donation is not in your budget at this time, I would be grateful for your prayers and support as I go into the surgery and recovery part of this journey!
Much love to you all and thank you, from the bottom of my heart!!!
Dan
As many of you are aware, I will be having Kidney transplant surgery October 19th at UCSF Medical Center. My friend and amazing donor Amy Dorr was approved as my match a few weeks ago. I am fortunate to have the support of my wonderful family and friends in addition to Amy Dorr to get through this wonderful time.
A little back story...several months ago I set up a face book page with a letter explaining my need for living donor. On April 30th Amy Dorr, did not hesitate to complete the paperwork at USCF to begin this process. Over the past few months, she has completed several tests, including blood tests, CAT scan, x-rays and psychological tests, including a trip to UCSF. On September 17, she was approved to donate her left kidney :-)
She is an amazing human being who I will always be grateful to have in my life!
I am setting up this Go Fund Me in order to assist with the heavy financial aspect of all the non-medical issues attributed to the surgery. Unfortunately, financial assistance for living organ donors, their families and recipient families are slim.
Travel, lodging and meals are estimated to be nearly $10,000 for everyone involved. Everyone knows San Francisco is an expensive city to stay. For Amy, They will be staying at the Homewood Suites, which is a Hilton property, so if you would like to pool Hilton points, that would work too :-) Please email me if that is something you would like to do!
Any amount, large or small, would be greatly appreciated! If a donation is not in your budget at this time, I would be grateful for your prayers and support as I go into the surgery and recovery part of this journey!
Much love to you all and thank you, from the bottom of my heart!!!
Dan
Organizer
Dan Schnitzer
Organizer
San Francisco, CA
