Let’s Help Sarah
Sarah Graydon, an English teacher in Gwangju, has been sick and hospitalized at Cheonnam Hospital for over a month now due to Ulcerative Colitis and blood clots. We are told she has been through two surgeries and is going to need another soon. Obviously, her medical bills are mounting.
Worse, she has now exhausted her employment contract’s permissible number of sick days, so her employment at EPIK is ending this week. That means her medical insurance is ending too.
She needs your help. Here’s how you can give it.
1.) Donating Blood: She needs B- blood. If you have B- or know someone who does, then please donate at your local Red Cross center. You can tell the nurse that your blood is for Sarah Graydon at Cheonnam University Hospital.
2.) Donate Money: Her hospital bills already amount to roughly 7 million won. When all is said and done, the total may well be over 10 million won. Without a source of income, paying the bill will be extremely difficult, especially since she is the sole supporter of her family (her husband and son live in Colombia).
You can transfer money directly to her account. Here’s the information:
Sarah Graydon
Nong Hyup Bank
352-0398-4806-83
If you are not in Korea and want to donate money, you can post on the Facebook page “Let’s Help Sarah”, contact Gwangju News (gwangjunewsonline@gmail.com) for more information.
what is Sarah’s current status? We would like to help but just don’t know what still needs to be done? Can someone send an update?
Hi Rachael,
Practically speaking, our understanding is nothing has changed. She remains hospitalized. Sarah hasn’t needed blood but potential donors are still being found in case. Money contributions are still being gladly accepted.
You can find details about how you can help on the FB page. There’s still time to contribute to her Indiegogo as well, though if you live in Korea then direct transfer would be best: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/let-s-help-sarah