Point Roberts fire chief Christopher Carleton and his wife Pamela are asking for help from the community after she suffered from liver failure in late September.
“We don’t know what the future holds and we can use all the support and prayers people can give us,” Carleton said.
After five weeks in the hospital, Pamela will be discharged soon and her condition managed as an outpatient while they work through the transplant process and wait for an available liver.
The couple, whose five-year anniversary is coming up on November 6, will need to remain in the Seattle area so she can access critical medical care. Chief Carleton will be commuting back and forth to work after returning from a period of time off.
Carleton said he was looking at transplant centers all over the country trying to get her the critical procedure as soon as possible, as other centers may be able to offer transplants in half the time than what average in the Seattle area.
“I’m doing all I can to save my wife,” he said. “There are a lot of moving parts and it’s hard to put them all together.”
In addition to medical costs not covered by insurance, there will be housing, travel and other associated costs on her road to recovery. As of October 29, 447 individuals or groups had donated over $75,000.
To donate, please visit bit.ly/2Hz8Y7p.
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