Kneed 4 Relief
Campaign
Kneed 4 Relief is a fundraising campaign to help me pay for the $30,000 knee surgery I need to have next summer. While there are no specific events in place just yet, the next 11 months will hopefully bring some events including an auction with Wings memorabilia that may be of interest to BTJ readers.
The Reasoning
About four months ago, I requested for approval for a medial meniscus transplant operation that I had hoped to have next summer. My insurance company denied my request arguing that the surgery was considered expiremental and they wouldn’t pay for it. I appealed two more times within BCBS and failed to overturn their denial. I then appealed to the Michigan board (an external review essentially). They too denied my request. So unless something miraculously changes, I have to raise $30,000 in the next 11 months so I can have a surgery I desperately need. As many of my readers know, I’ve had 9 knee surgeries and deal with chronic pain on a daily basis. I am not allowed to run, bike, swim, or even walk for exercise. I’m in constant pain and standing or walking for any length of time aggravates the knee. My surgeon, who is one of the first orthopedic surgeons to start performing this procedure over 21 years ago, believes that this surgery should reduce my pain by at least half of what it currently is. A reduction in pain by that much will hopefully prevent me from being in serious pain after shopping at the mall or standing at a UM football game. I will most likely never be able to run, but I would love to walk and stand without pain and maybe someday be able to swim or bike or use the elliptical with little pain.
Supporters - Thank you!
BetUS - $500
Gabriel P.
Shashi T.
Jim & Donna L.
Baroque
Bill B.
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Total Raised: $705