Amber Alert!

On Aug. 10, me old Daily buddy and fellow editor Amber Billings will travel from Augusta, Ga., where she is a copy editor for the local newspaper, to Phoenix, Ariz., to donate her left kidney to her 30-year-old cousin, Jeanneanne "Annie" Roberts, who is dying. Annie, who lives in Yuma, Ariz./born in DSM, was born with spina bifida occulata, neurogenic bladder and chronic kidney failure. Her family was told she would eventually need a kidney transplant and now that time has come. Amber will give her kidney to Annie during surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. The cost of the surgery and medicine is covered by Annie's insurance but Amber's transportation, lodging and lost wages due to the surgery are not covered.

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the National Transplant Assistance Fund in Annie's honor to help cover Amber's expenses and lost wages. Any amount, no matter how small, will be greatly appreciated. Send donations to:

NTAF
3475 West Chester Pike, Suite 230
Newtown Square, PA 19073
Please write in the memo line: In honor of Jeanneanne Roberts
Make checks payable to: NTAF SW Kidney Transplant Fund

More information: www.transplantfund.org

All donations sent to NTAF in Annie's honor will go directly to Amber and Annie.