Friend Needs Heart Transplant

HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO BE AN
ANGEL ON EARTH -- PLEASE HELP!

One of my oldest friends needs a heart transplant. She has known me since I was 5 years old. She was the first friend I had in kindegarten and we went to elementary, junior high and high school together. We've kept in touch all these years (I'm not saying how many that's been :-). She remembers me back in my afro puff hair-wearing days, she witnessed everyone of the fist fights I ever had (surprisingly all three of them were with boys), she was there when I had my first crush and she has been a great supporter since my books have been published. Roz is a fun-loving, generous spirit who in her time of crisis needs a little helping hand.

Anyway, below is her story...if you can do anything to help...please do so while lovingly keeping in mind...there but for the grace of God goes I...

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Hi! My name is Rosalind “Roz” Allen and I NEED YOUR HELP!

Several months ago I was informed by my doctors that after years of being treated for Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), I will need a heart transplant to maintain a normal standard of living.

I am a career journalist with an impressive resume having worked for the Dallas Morning News, the JC Penney corporate office in Plano, Texas; AOL Time Warner and Reach Media. I was educated in the Wichita, Kansas public school system and attended Wichita State University (WSU). While a student at WSU, I worked part time at the Wichita Eagle newspaper. I am a native of Wichita and relocated to Dallas, Texas where I lived for 16 years. I have since returned to Wichita where I currently reside with my mother, Carolyn Allen-Owens.

As a victim of corporate down-sizing, I chose to be a free-lance writer. Work in the area was sparse and the high cost of health care premiums seemed secondary to the daily costs of living. No one would have ever known that something as serious as CHF would be lurking in my future.

Due to the fact that I have no health insurance, I cannot afford to have the heart transplant. The hospitals in Kansas and Texas will not list me as a candidate for the surgery until I can show that I have the financial means to pay for the surgery. I have exhausted all of the state funded resources available in the States of Kansas and Texas. None of them will help.

My family and friends have started a fund to raise the $130, 000 needed for the surgery. I would be forever grateful if you will help me raise this money by contributing to the fund. Who knows, it could be you one day or one of your loved ones in the same predicament. None of us are exempt from something like this happening in our lives. What a joy it can be to know that you may have helped to save someone’s life by donating a few dollars. Can I count on you to HELP???

Contributions should be made payable to: The Rosalind Allen Heart Transplant Fund. Please mail to: Rosalind Allen Heart Transplant, c/o Emprise Bank, P.O. Box 2970; Wichita, Ks 67201-2970. All contributions are tax deductible and an EIN will be provided upon request. Bank wiring instructions are available by calling Robert Wilson, 316-383-4115.

Thanks so much for your support and prayers.