deschmidt27
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Ok, some donations have come in and for that we're appreciative, but this family ( a member of our larger houndsmen family) needs more help. We're not asking you to donate a lot, but if a lot donated a little, it could mean thousands of dollars to a family in need. Please consider donating just $5 through our secure PayPal link, you can even put it on a credit card.
If you haven't clicked on the link, here' Kimberly's story...
Kimberly Simpson is a 20 year old, young lady with end-stage renal failure waiting on a kidney transplant. As of the first of May, she was finally added to the recipient’s list, awaiting a donor. She also has Microcephaly and is blind in her right eye.
Her journey started the day after her birth, requiring 12 hours of surgery due to her premature arrival and then later struggled through 40 more. Then earlier this year, she was taken to the hospital to be treated for what was believed to be a stomach virus, only to find out it was much worse… she was severely anemic and in need of a kidney transplant. The past several months have been a long hard struggle with surgeries, dialysis and blood transfusions, and numerous hospital stays. She is stage 5 chronic kidney renal disease and has only 15% functioning. She also fights a rare blood disorder at the same time, which doctors haven’t been able to manage just yet. But, she is a fighter!! She has courageously managed numerous surgeries as a premature baby and due to her special needs at birth.
Kimberly recently celebrated her 20th birthday, after the family was told she would never walk, talk or be social! Boy were they wrong! She walks, talks, loves hounds and brings a smile to the face of anyone who meets her. But as she struggles through life’s trials, her family has to manage the countless medical bills that come with it.
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05-28-2014 01:08 AM
