Help Apsara battle kidney disease!
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Hi, my name is Pragati and I am starting a fundraiser on behalf of my aunt Apsara Acharya Bhattarai to help her battle Stage 5 kidney disease. She is a resident of Nepal who came to the US on September 22, 2023, for her daughter's wedding as a tourist. She was suffering from thin basement membrane disease which led to chronic kidney disease(CKD). As soon as she got to the United States she had a low-grade fever. This led to her CKD flaring up exponentially leading to an emergent need for dialysis 3 times a week. Chronic kidney disease patients will need dialysis 3 times a week and ultimately a kidney transplant.
She is currently being treated in an ER in Columbus, Ohio. Once her initial dialysis is done, she will need to obtain an outpatient dialysis 3 sessions a week. Outpatient dialysis costs around $500-$1500 per session. After she feels a little comfortable, her family is planning a trip back to Nepal and start the process for a kidney transplant. All this has taken a toll on her and her family emotionally and financially. What I want to do is try to lessen their financial burden so that they can focus on her healing together as a family. All the funds collected will be used towards paying her bills in the US, her travel from the US to Nepal, and eventually a kidney transplant.
Please donate whatever amount you can to help my aunt get back on track in her life. Any amount of help will be highly appreciated.
Organizer and beneficiary
Pragati Poudel
Organizer
Arlington, VA
Abha Bhattarai
Beneficiary