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| My uncle needs a lung transplant. Doctors said he needs 100K to get the lung. He works for Oasis in south texas. How can I go about trying to raise this money? My family has to at least try. Anybody done this before? |
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Location: Kansas | Maybe a benefit barrel race? Car wash? Bake sale? 5K run? |
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| Thanks for the advice. They are having a bake sale this weekend. One of the main problem is we don't have a lot of time the doctors are telling us. Do you think it is out of line to ask big companies? Like Oasis? He has worked there for 20 years |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Has he served in the military? If so, there are grants available. In fact, there is money available to anyone needing a lung transplant as well as networking available where you can get direction. Simply google: "Funding for lung transplants".
I wouldn't think a benefit barrel race would be the first step.....maybe to cover some ancillary costs down the road, but right now do some homework. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Here's somewhere to start. They cover a lot of topics, from medicare, tricare, private insurance, the VA, charitable organizations, fund raisers, etc...
http://www.phassociation.org/page.aspx?pid=3581#Advocacy Groups & Charitable Organizations
That's just a start. |
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| A few years ago we had a teenage kid that need a bone marrow transplant for his leukimea. His family made big thermometer on plywood and opened an account at the bank. The bank would go out and paint the increse in the thermometer as the account balance grew. The entire community was really invested in this kid and they raised the money required. I dont know your uncles community or the story but it might be worth a shot. |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | A friend of mine has a child with special needs and they needed to raise money to get a vehicle big enough to hold all of her things. There is a website specifically for raising money for things like this. Let me look it up http://www.youcaring.com/
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Location: Never in one place long | Whiteboy - 2014-01-08 3:31 PM
A few years ago we had a teenage kid that need a bone marrow transplant for his leukimea. His family made big thermometer on plywood and opened an account at the bank. The bank would go out and paint the increse in the thermometer as the account balance grew. The entire community was really invested in this kid and they raised the money required. I dont know your uncles community or the story but it might be worth a shot.
AWESOME IDEA! People like to see the difference they are making in a visual way... by the thermometer it showed them. I would say try that... hopefully you have a strong supportitve community, start fundraising and open an account for him. I think that is your best bet.
How long did he say he has? |
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| I'm not sure about how to raise that much money but just wanted to share a positive lung transplant experience. My uncle had both lungs replaced 4 years ago at Vanderbilt and it was a miracle for him. He can now do things he cocouldn't do for years prior. Praying your uncle has the same outcome!  |
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Location: In a happy place | HotbearLVR - 2014-01-08 2:21 PM
Has he served in the military? If so, there are grants available. In fact, there is money available to anyone needing a lung transplant as well as networking available where you can get direction. Simply google: "Funding for lung transplants".
I wouldn't think a benefit barrel race would be the first step.....maybe to cover some ancillary costs down the road, but right now do some homework.
What Scott said. |
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| You can try gofundme.com. Its a pretty cool site. |
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| Also going to suggest www.gofundme.com
My cousin set up an account to raise money for her mom's funeral expenses (had been laid off due to illness, no insurance) and raised over $3,000 in less than a week. ($3k is a drop in the bucket compared to $100k but every little bit helps!!) |
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| Maybe get the local tv do something on it get people interested in helping. There is funding outhere maybe go,to a teaching hospital like the medical college, duke, jphn hopkins, mayo clinic they all have a funding dept to,help people with put money.
Ike 10 years ago when i had ind. Insurance that had crappy rx insurance that made me pay 40% for rx, and having ome that costs 2,000.00 which my copay was 800.00 per month was awkful. They sent me to,financial and they set you up with copays just like insurance, forgot what level i was, but i got different insurance, so i didnot have to go that way. But where there is a will there is a way. Find you a teaching hosital they and a good doctor they will get you some help. By the way they foun me copay insurance which pays the copay for my meds about 350.00 a month, i pay nothing. And i am on enbrel my copay insurance for one med gave me one for another med that i have that cost the same amount. My insurance through november has paid for prescription meds paid out 39,000.00 last year was same thing. I feel for you. |
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| Unfortunately, a lot of families have to mortgage their homes again and pull any equity,cars etc- everything they can do to get the funds. Don't count that out as an option either. |
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Location: Deep in the heart of Texas. | gofundme.com |
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Sock Snob
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| Also look up aptient advocate foundation they have then all over the country they know a lot of,grants.
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | I still would really look into all the numerous opportunities of all the various organizations who offer help, grants, etc.... as well. You can always do various fund raisers (bake sales, auctions, barrel races, etc...), but start with where you can get the lion's share of funding.
Unfortunately there have been instances of fund raising for various medical conditions where it all turned out to be basically a hoax.
One I am thinking of was an example of a very accomplished barrel racer who claimed she had deadly pancreatic cancer. This was before I started barrel racing, I might add. They had fund raisers for her and raised a lot of money. "Miraculously" a little while later she was "cured" through a lot of natural remedies, etc.... I guess she made out like a bandit on that one. Things like that really turn people sour on these kinds of fund raising efforts. I guess I am just saying this because a lot of people understand what I am saying, but are just afraid to make mention of it. There's a good chance that a fund raising effort will be needed, regardless of the funding available, and that's fine, but I would research these other opportunities first. JMHO |
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| Thanks for the advice from everyone. There is a account set up for him on gofundme.com https://www.facebook.com/kaila.delka/posts/10201192438112354
There is a bake sale being held this weekend. His wife does not work outside of the home only he does and they don't own their home so that's out. He has gotten a couple of donations that will help for a little while. Just please keep him in your prayers! |
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It's a long shot but well worth it