Dinner/Dance to benefit National Foundation for Transplant patient Bob Glynn

Dinner and dance in honor of local transplant patient

Canton, Conn., Oct. 15, 2013 – Bob Glynn, of Collinsville, would love nothing more than to take a deep breath. Sadly, that’s a luxury he simply doesn’t have.

In 2008, Glynn, now 60, began experiencing extreme fatigue, and he knew something just wasn’t right. After a visit with his doctor and a lung biopsy, he was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. A lung transplant is essential to his survival.

Doctors don’t know why he developed this lung disease, but Glynn hopes to use this opportunity to educate people about the vital need for organ donors.

The average lung transplant costs approximately $550,000. And that’s only the beginning. Even with health insurance, which will cover a portion of the transplant expenses, he faces significant expenses related to the surgery. For the rest of his life, he will need follow-up care and daily anti-rejection medications, which are as critical to his survival as the transplant.

To help alleviate the financial burden, Glynn turned to the National Foundation for Transplants (NFT) for assistance with some of these financial burdens. NFT is a nonprofit organization that helps patients raise funds to pay for transplant-related expenses.

“My heart goes out to Bob,” said Claire Prince, NFT fundraising consultant. “I love how supportive and happy his family and friends are. It’s obvious he is a well-loved person in his community, and I hope this event will be a great success. Everyone at NFT wants to help them raise the necessary funds so Bob can focus on his health and his family, not his medical bills.”

Saturday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m., volunteers are holding a dinner and dance at La Trattoria Restaurant on Brass Lantern Rd.—Route 44 in Canton.

Tickets are $50 each, and the event will include a dinner buffet, along with a tea cup auction, 50/50 auction, musical entertainment by a DJ and dancing.

For more information, contact Glynn’s wife, Janet, atglynn_cantonct@msn.com or 860-463-8355.