ATENEAN needs our help FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

Help Needed for Mike Asis

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Dear Friend,

Greetings of the Lord’s peace!

We are writing this letter on behalf of our friend and colleague, Dr. Michael Demetrius Asis, more commonly known to all as “Mike” (Coll 85, MA 96, PhD 2003). Mike at 40 is husband to Tintin and father of 3-year old Miguel. He has been with the Ateneo de Manila since 1987, teaching now for 18 years with the Theology Department of the School of Humanities.

Unfortunately, Mike needs a kidney transplant. He has been diabetic for many years, and this has affected both his heart and his kidneys. Last February 2004, Mike underwent a triple bypass operation for his heart due to clogged arteries as a complication of his diabetes. Now the diabetes has damaged his kidneys. He has begun dialysis as the Uremic symptoms like shortness of breath, easy fatigability, drowsiness, muscle cramps and itching, have started to show. The dialysis will continue until he finds a donor and the money to undergo the kidney transplant.

The breakdown of estimated costs for the transplant and related expenses are as follows:

1. Php 150 thousand for the operation to remove the kidney from the donor
2. Php 500 thousand to transplant the kidney to Mike
3. Php 70 thousand for testing each potential donor to determine compatibility / matching
4. Php 2 thousand per day for the post-operation anti-rejection drugs
5. Php 1,700 for each dialysis session (three times a week) while waiting for the transplant

As a teacher, Mike’s salary cannot cover these expenses. It Is for this reason that we appeal to you in your generosity to give what You can to help Mike. We hope, especially, that those of you who have been touched in one way or another by Mike’s warmth and graciousness in his work and ministries can respond now with an open heart in his time of need so that he can continue to touch other people’s lives.

If you would like to make a donation, you can deposit the Money to BPI savings account number 3085-5090-54 (pay to Michael Demetrius H. Asis). So we can acknowledge your donation, please email your name and the amount either to mikeasisfund@yahoo.com.ph. Or you can text Pia Nazareno-Acevedo at 0917-5381482 or text Mike at 0917-531-0822 and/or Tintin at 0917-535-1761.

We will be posting bulletins regarding Mike’s condition from time to time.

Thank you very much for your kind consideration.

Sincerely yours,
In our Lord,
Friends of Mike Asis

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