Hello, I'm Lorraine, and I'm reaching out to you to help save the life of a family member.

My younger brother, Archie, was diagnosed with kidney failure or ESRD (end-stage renal disease) on his 24th birthday. When we went to the hospital on October 2017, the doctors told us that his kidneys are only 4% functional.

He was on hemodialysis for a year and eight months until we were miraculously approached by a friend who wanted to donate one of his kidneys to Archie. The initial fundraising and pre-transplant workup with me took a year, but I did not qualify as a donor. Then, the workup with my friend took eight months.

kidney transplant was a great success! The donor was discharged from the hospital and he is now recovering at home. Of course, Archie is still in the hospital for close monitoring. (See the latest update for details.)



Here is the estimated cost for the kidney transplant and maintenance anti-rejection meds for the next three months:







How can you help? Fast track to today, thewas a great success! The donor was discharged from the hospital and he is now recovering at home. Of course, Archie is still in the hospital for close monitoring. (See the latest update for details.)Here is the estimated cost for the kidney transplant and maintenance anti-rejection meds for the next three months:

The critical period is the first two weeks and the first three months after the transplant. We need your help so that we can settle the professional fees and fund his maintenance anti-rejection medicines (~Php3,000 daily).

• Donate via GoFundMe (yes, here!).





• Donate via Transferwise or Direct US or EU transfer. (Please contact me here or via FB Messenger for the account details.)



• Donate via PayPal https://www.paypal.me/cljmendez • Donate via Transferwise or Direct US or EU transfer.

• Donate by sending the funds directly to my personal accounts in BPI, BDO, or GCash. (Please contact me here or via FB Messenger for the account details.)

• Buy Human Heart Nature directly from me, or buy my preloved books or our K4A canvas ecobags, pouch, and drawstring bags. (I'll attend to orders once we're out of the hospital.)

• Pray for the complete healing of my younger brother and his donor, and the strength and wisdom for me, my mom, my older brother, and our entire family so that we overcome this challenge and inspire people along the way.

• If you don't pray, please wish us a lot of great luck!

• If you interact with me frequently, let's talk about fun stuff as much as possible. Smiles and laughter go a long way.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and helping us find the strength during these trying times.



May God bless you and your loved ones!

Sincerely,

Lorraine