Jeromy Edgin

 

Jeromy Edgin, a 36-year-old firefighter and paramedic for Jacksonville Fire Dept in Arkansas, became ill in 2011. After a year of multiple doctors appointments and several hospital stays, he was finally diagnosed with hypereosinophilic syndrome, an extremely rare type of leukemia with only 5-7 cases noted in the United States.
In order to treat this disease, Jeromy underwent a bone marrow transplant at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas this past January. He then spent five months going between the hospital and a hotel room, as his home is over 600 miles away from the transplant center. His bone marrow transplant went well, but he experienced viruses and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) complications. Jeromy’s wife was the only family with him during this time. Their four children needed to remain home in Cabot, Arkansas with a caretaker.
The costs associated with his lengthy treatment and continued out-of-pocket expenses have become a hardship for Jeromy and his family. As a result of his decreased immunity and risk of infection, Jeromy has been told he can no longer be a firefighter and will be unable to work as a paramedic any time in the near future. He will have to retake all of his immunizations post-transplant before he can consider returning to work.
To help cover the cost of his transplant related expenses, Jeromy and his family have turned to the Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation to open this One-to-One Fund on his behalf. Any donations will help support Jeromy’s medical expenses as he works towards recovering from his transplant.
Click here to contribute to Jeromy’s One-to-One Fund
Or you can send a check, payable to the Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation.
Be sure to include Jeromy’s name on the front of the check.
Send check to:
the Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation
515 Madison Avenue, Suite 1130
New York, New York 10022