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Spaghetti dinner to help transplant patient Sandy Morris with expenses |
| Naches, Wash., Nov. 3, 2009 – Sandy Morris’ life is about to change. In October, she began the process of receiving a bone marrow transplant, which takes several weeks to complete. Friends and family are planning fundraisers to help with her expenses. |
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| Publish Date: 06:12PM 11/03/09 |
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Naches, Wash., Nov. 3, 2009 – Sandy Morris’ life is about to change. In October, she began the process of receiving a bone marrow transplant, which takes several weeks to complete. Friends and family are planning fundraisers to help with her expenses.
Morris, 55, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in January. Doctors said a bone marrow transplant was essential to her survival.
The transplant is expected to cost approximately $325,000. Even with health insurance, she faces significant medical expenses. Because the hospital is 150 miles away from her home, she will incur travel and lodging expenses.
Morris is a secretary for the school system in Naches, but her declining health has prevented her from working for the past 7 months. She had 15 years of unused sick leave and vacation time, but that will run out in November. She will be unable to work for at least four months following the transplant as she recovers.
To help alleviate some of these financial burdens, Morris turned to the National Foundation for Transplants (NFT) for assistance. NFT is a nonprofit organization that helps patients raise funds to pay for transplant-related expenses.
“We work with patients like Sandy every day, and it’s heartbreaking to see patients struggle with these enormous expenses,” said Kay Horne, NFT fundraising consultant. “At NFT, we help patients raise funds so they can focus on their health without worrying about financial obstacles.”
Volunteers are planning a spaghetti dinner Friday, Nov. 13 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Naches Middle School, 32 Shafer Ave. Admission is $6 for adults, and $4 for children. Beverages are available for purchase, and a silent auction will be held during the event.
For more information, please contact klazym@wildblue.net or TAZMONE@aol.com.
To make a tax-deductible donation in honor of Morris, please send a contribution to the NFT Washington Bone Marrow Fund, 5350 Poplar Ave., Suite 430, Memphis, TN 38119. Please be sure to write “in honor of Sandy Morris” on the memo line. Secure donations also can be made online at www.transplants.org. Donors should click on “Patients We Help” to locate Morris.
About NFT
NFT is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization based in Memphis, Tenn. that has been helping transplant patients overcome financial obstacles since 1983. NFT provides fundraising expertise and advocacy to transplant patients by organizing fundraising campaigns in the patients’ own communities. NFT’s fundraising campaigns have generated nearly $56 million to assist patients.
NFT assists more than 1,000 transplant candidates and recipients nationwide. For more information about NFT, please call 800-489-3863 or visit www.transplants.org.
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