We raised money in 2010 for JoAnn's first Bone Marrow Transplant. We are so grateful for all of the support we received. The funds raised were extremely helpful in providing the care JoAnn needed. We never planned for or imaged that he first transplant would fail and she would need a second transplant. Our projected expenses are impacted by doing the transplant in Seattle rather than in Phialdelphia. However, the transplant failed in Pennsylvania and we did a lot of interviewing and research to find the best institution in the U.S. with the best survival rate of all U.S. hospitals.

 

An estimate of expenses related to the second Bone Marrow Transplant calculated on January 22, 2012:

 

Expenses    
Airfare 2 Caregiver Round Trips @ $500 $1,000
Pete Gross House Rent

$800 Per Month for 5 1/4

 Months

 $4,200
Food (including Caretaker) $180 Per Week for 5 1/4 Months $1,783
Medical Out-Of-Network, Deductibles & Co-Pays $1,000
Agency Caretaker & Physical Therapy Three to Five Times Per Week @ $20 per hour six hours per day for 6 months

 $9,360
Total   $17,383