Poet Dean Young needs your help.
Afflicted with a degenerative heart condition, Young “needs to get a heart transplant soon, or go to drastic measures like a mechanical external pump.” And surely, we all know this story: Young has health insurance, but of course, it’s not going to cover the entirety of his massive bill. His friends have set up a fundraising campaign through the National Foundation for Transplants.
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