Wrassle Me A Kidney Fundraiser for Beth Williamson Mills

There are times when we all will be faced with hardships, hard times and desperate needs. When we need help and hope and pray that help comes. Recently on Facebook I was contacted by professional wrestler and promoter Johnny Lightning asking Wrestling Reporters to help spread the word about a fundraiser called "Wrassle Me A Kidney" the show is being put on to help raise money for a kidney transplant for Beth Williamson Mills.


This inspired us here at Wrestling Reporters and we located more information about Beth Mills as well as the fundraising efforts. We are encouraging all wrestling fans, wrestlers and promoters to consider a contribution even if you can't make the event. All the information is in this report with contact information. This is a time when we all should come together to help someone in need because one day it just maybe us.


Thank you,


Tripp Atkins, Chris Damm, Ringo Richardson, Matt Burns, Tabu Cressley; The Wrestler Reporters. 




The article below is a reprint from WWAY News 3 

ROCKY POINT, NC (WWAY) -- Instead of her two front teeth for Christmas, Rocky Point Primary kindergarten teacher Beth Mills just wants a new Kidney. She has about five percent kidney function.

Dysfunctional kidneys are nothing new for Beth, who has been dealing with these issues since she was a little girl. She had her first surgery when she was a nine year old at Rocky Point Primary, she was in the third grade class of a woman who is now her co-worker and still a friend.

Teacher Linda Eakins recalls being with Beth through the surgery to fix the tube from her kidney to her bladder.

"It was just a very personal, very touching moment," Eakins said. "We prayed for her and watched her come through it and do good, and we're expecting the same thing with this one."

Beth's surgery planned for this summer is more intense though, she now has to replace one of her kidneys. Beth says the process has been full of lots of bad and good, one of the best moments being when she discovered her husband Adam was her perfect match.

Although Beth has a donor and insurance will help with the transplant, the lifelong medication she'll need is a daunting thought.

"The anti-rejection meds are so expensive come post-transplant," Beth said. "They'll be more than what my mortgage is. So we're just trying to raise as much as we can so basically we can stay in our house."

But Beth's family, friends and fellow teachers are helping Beth raise money by hosting events in her honor, giving her and her husband a positive outlook.

Beth is excited to come together with her new kidney. She said she's not scared about the surgery, just looking forward to having energy for the first time in almost 20 years.

"I think I have felt bad for so long, I don't know what it means to feel good," she said. "I'm just super, super excited about the whole process."

BETH WILLIAMSON MILLS

South-Atlantic Kidney Transplant Fund
Burgaw, NC

Family and friends of Beth Mills are raising money to pay for uninsured medical expenses associated with kidney transplantation.

Beth has chosen to fundraise with NTAF - The Leader in Fundraising Assistance and Support for Transplant and Catastrophic Injury in part because NTAF provides both tax-deductibility and fiscal accountability to contributors. Contributors can be sure that funds contributed will be used only to pay or reimburse medically-related expenses. To make a contribution to this fundraising campaign:

Make checks payable to:
NTAF South-Atlantic Kidney Transplant Fund

Note in memo section:
In Honor of Beth Mills

Mail to:
NTAF
150 N. Radnor Chester Road, Suite F-120
Radnor, PA 19087

For secure credit card donations:
Call 800-642-8399 or click the "DONATE NOW" button.

For more information, please contact NTAF at 800-642-8399.

Thanks for your support!

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