HELP MY BRILLIANT FRIEND WITH HER MEDICAL JOURNEY

by Barbara Lippert

https://gofund.me/67c1061e

Suzanne O’Malley is a well-known journalist, a pro’s pro who wrote for Law & Order and saved Andrea Yates’ life with the

reporting she did in Edgar Award-nominated book. She wants to get back on her feet medically/ financially so she can finish her book about writer Nora Ephron. Her Austin doctors have recommended a THIRD small bowel resection surgery, a major surgery that failed twice before. Next, she’s getting a second opinion at Weill Cornell hospital in NYC where a repair might be possible without the damage of traditional surgery.

In the last five years Suzanne has endured health challenges. She’s had five major surgeries -- a spinal fusion, two hip replacements and an intestinal obstruction that has already required two major operations. She now needs a second opinion at Weill Cornell hospital in New York where they practice a procedure that could prevent her having a third major small bowel surgery.

Suzanne has been brave. She researched our expose of the ‘Golden Bachelor’ from her hospital bed, on her phone, while recovering from her first hip surgery.

As you can imagine, it's not easy for her to ask for public help; we forced her to do this.

So, if you could find it in your heart to help a girl out, she'll get the care she needs, get back on her feet and continue to do the important work she does so well. She has no desire to retire.

She just needs not to have to choose between groceries and medication she gets from Canada, where it’s cheaper. Thank you so much for considering contributing! Every bit helps so much. Thanks.