Dialysis & Transplant Living Expenses

I've set up this fundraiser on behalf of my husband, Marshall, who has been on dialysis for a year now and is anticipating a transplant in the near future. For those of you who may not know, dialysis is an intensive and time-consuming process, and he's been spending about 15 hours a week at the dialysis clinic over the past year. In the meantime, I've been in grad school and dealing with medical challenges of my own, all of which has greatly impacted our ability to work. This impact will soon be even greater as Marshall will need time off work to recover from surgery and I will need time off to be able to care for him - and unfortunately, over the past year, our savings have run dry. We did not originally anticipate that he would be on dialysis for this long, and therefore had planned around a much earlier transplant date than what is now our reality. We are extremely fortunate to have good medical insurance that we anticipate will keep us from facing significant medical bills, but as neither of us have been able to work full-time over the past year, we have been covering the entire premium ourselves, which is incredibly expensive. At this point, we're just hoping to fundraise enough that we can cover our living expenses throughout the remainder of the transplant process - before, during, and after the procedure itself. We're setting the original goal at $2,000 - which is enough to cover a month of rent and health insurance premiums. Any excess will be used to cover additional living expenses, including food, gas, and copays for outpatient appointments. We appreciate everyone's care and support during this time and will keep things updated to the best of our ability.