As many of you know since starting back on dialysis I have been placed on the active transplant list at Florida Hospital Orlando and with being placed on the active transplant list, I need to ask you for your help. I have to raise at least $10,000 to help cover my out of pocket cost for my kidney transplant.
I have been blessed because of all of the support I have received in the past and I cannot thank each and everyone for everything they have done enough.
When I first went on the active transplant list I was told I needed to raise at least $15,000. So I decided to split my fund raisers into two different fundraising efforts.
With the first fundraising effort I was able to raise the $5,000 to help cover all of the cost of the pre-transplant cost. Most all of the pre-transplant cost was for my private medical insurance. And with everyone’s help I have been able to keep my insurance in place. This was a tremendous help and will help save me a lot of out of pocket expense post transplant.
The second fundraising effort is now focused on the post transplant cost. With the main focus once again being placed on raising money for private medical insurance and the cost of medication.
With insurance alone I will have to pay $655 a month just for medical insurance and an additional $110 for Medicare.
Medication cost post transplant (out of pocket cost) will range from $1100 to $1500 a month out of pocket. This cost will depend on the medications I am placed on once I get my transplant.
I can expect to be out of work for 3-6 months depending on how well the transplant works once I am transplanted.
So just the medical insurance alone will be $2295.00 (for 3 months)
Medication cost again will vary depending on what medications I will be taking once I am transplanted but the cheapest medication cost for 3 months will be $3300.
That’s a total of $5595
I have not been given any information on out of pocket cost post transplant for follow up care. So I cannot tell you any of those costs at this time.
Again I can expect to be out of work from 3 to 6 months
Now if I am out of work for 6 months post transplant the total cost will be $4590
And the cheapest medication cost for 6 months will be $6600 and that will be a total cost of $11190
So as you can see I need all the help I can get.
For those new to my site please check out Blake Needs Help blog and you can read the post all about me and see the many details I have posted.
But to touch on a few of the facts,
I have been out of work since Feb 5, 2009
Because my insurance company denied my short and long term disability, I went 9 months with no income whatsoever.
Well I take that back, I was on SSI during that time and that amount was only 200 a month. Needless to say that was not even enough to cover any medication cost during those 9 months.
I hope and pray I can be cleared to return to work soon.
I have lost everything. I have no car and end up walking everywhere I go now. Which in a way has been good since it makes me walk and bike and get exercise every day, but it I live too far away from the transplant center to walk there.
I have signed up at Free Charity Cars so if you cannot donate, please find me on free charity cars and vote for me, my email is paracop131@yahoo.com It’s free to vote and you can vote daily.
That’s about all for this post; I could go on for hours so if you would like to know more, please let me know and I will tell you almost anything you would like to know about what’s going on with me and my transplant.
Thanks again to everyone for everything. I thank God daily for having so many awesome friends.
Blake
AKA The Jakester
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