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Chili feed and dance in honor of Abilene transplant patient Jerry Copenhaver |
| Abilene, Kan., Nov. 2, 2009 – Jerry Copenhaver, 58, needs a liver transplant to survive. After battling health problems for several years, Copenhaver was falsely diagnosed with hepatitis C. Later doctors discovered he had a life-threatening liver disease, and told him a liver transplant was necessary for his survival. |
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| Publish Date: 06:33PM 11/03/09 |
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Abilene, Kan., Nov. 2, 2009 – Jerry Copenhaver, 58, needs a liver transplant to survive. After battling health problems for several years, Copenhaver was falsely diagnosed with hepatitis C. Later doctors discovered he had a life-threatening liver disease, and told him a liver transplant was necessary for his survival.
Copenhaver faces significant expenses related to his transplant. A liver transplant costs approximately $500,000, and that is only the beginning. Vital anti-rejection medications can cost as much as $5,000 each month, and he must take them every day for the rest of his life. It is estimated that in the short term, Copenhaver needs at least $75,000 just to cover his medical expenses.
Copenhaver turned to the National Foundation for Transplants for assistance in alleviating some of these financial burdens. NFT is a nonprofit organization that helps patients raise funds to pay for transplant-related expenses.
Volunteers are planning a chili feed and dance Saturday, Nov. 14 from 6 p.m. to midnight at Eagles Aerie, 207 Eagle Drive in Abilene.
Admission is $8 for both the chili feed and dance, which includes homemade chili and cinnamon rolls, a 50/50 raffle, and entertainment by Good Tyme Rock ‘N Roll. Admission for just the chili feed is $5. For more information, please contact Tabetha Wenger at tabetha.copenhaver@yahoo.com or 785-608-2422.
To make a tax-deductible donation in honor of Copenhaver, please send a contribution to the NFT Kansas Liver Fund, 5350 Poplar Ave., Suite 430, Memphis, TN 38119. Please be sure to write “in honor of Jerry Copenhaver” on the memo line. Secure donations also can be made online at www.transplants.org. Donors should click on “Patients We Help” to locate Copenhaver.
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. In the past 26 years, NFT’s fundraising campaigns have generated nearly $56 million to assist patients.
NFT currently assists more than 800 transplant candidates and recipients nationwide. For more information about NFT, please call 800-489-3863 or visit www.transplants.org.
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