Daniel Joseph Nisonger Fund

Update:  Daniel received a liver on September 24, 2011. For the next four/five months he will be in and out of the hospital and out of work. Please continue to pray for his recovery, he still has a long way to go on this new journey.

My name is Melissa, and today I have the pleasure and honor of introducing you to the man I was lucky enough to meet and fall in love with, Daniel Nisonger. I did not meet Daniel until he was 24 years old and when I think about it, it is hard to imagine that he had already been battling Primary Scleroscing Cholangitis for 9 years before we met. He was 16 years old when he was diagnosed with indeterminant colitis an inflammatory bowel disease & primary scleroscing cholangitis, a rare liver disease that damages and blocks bile ducts inside and outside the liver. In PSC, inflammation of the bile ducts leads to scar formation and narrowing of the ducts over time. As scarring increases, the ducts become blocked. As a result, bile builds up in the liver and damages liver cells. PSC, prevents the livers ability to regenerate healthy tissue. Eventually, scar tissue spreads throughout the liver, causing cirrhosis and liver failure.

Initially Doctor’s were unsure he would make it past the age of 25. If I had to think of one word to describe Daniel it would have to be amazing. Amazing not only because I am witness to his day to day struggle with the disease, but amazing because I have yet to see him ever use his disease to be a crutch or as a reason not to go after what ever he has wanted in life. Despite his being diagnosed in high school he still played on his high school basketball team, graduated from Linganore High School, then Salisbury University, ventured out and moved to Florida, met and married me, purchased a home in the neighborhood he grew up in and most recently started his own company while volunteering as a high school basketball coach in Urbana, Maryland. All along, still finding the time to play on an intramural softball and basketball team.

Throughout all these major life events Daniel’s disease was always in the background; he has never allowed his disease to dictate the goals he was setting for himself and his willingness to accomplish them. Daniel always opted not to publicize the endless procedures, hospital visits, and blood work. So much so that it was not uncommon for those around Daniel to sometimes forget that Daniel had PSC at all. In February, 2010, Daniel’s doctors decided to place him on a liver transplant list. I can honestly say that it has not been easy to watch him go through this process, but Daniel has continued to thrive despite the increasing pressure due to medical costs and as his symptoms have intensified even taking a week this summer to travel with our church to Appalachia West Virginia to help renovate the homes of those less fortunate. I know that we will get through this difficult time because it is Daniel’s conviction that his inevitable liver transplant is only one of life's many hurdles to overcome which has fortunately only brought our family and friends closer to us and made us appreciate the love we have for each other. We thank you for taking the time to read about Daniel and the incredible man he is, we hope with this transplant he will get the chance to continue inspiring those around him.

Thank you in advance for bringing us one step closer.

Please join us for a Girl’s Night Out,
Shop for a Cause at
Butterfly Kisses Consignment Shop!

Wednesday, November 30th 6-8pm
12000 Main Street, Libertytown, MD 21762
(Corner of Rt. 26 & 550)
301.304.0830 ButterflyKissesConsignments@gmail.com

Treat yourself to a relaxing evening with the girls while sipping on wine,
munching on snacks and shopping Butterfly Kisses new winter clothes,
Pampered Chef kitchen products and Stella & Dot jewelry!
Bring a friend (or 2 or 3)!!
Finish your holiday shopping and help others at the same time!

10% of all proceeds will go to the Patty Pollatos Fund, INC www.ppfinc.org
For Daniel Nisonger Fund

Can’t make it to the show but still want to shop? Or want to check things our before?
Go to http://www.pamperedchef.biz/michellekopf  for Pampered Chef Items ,
go to http://www.stelladot.com/sites/lisrohr for Stella & Dot.
Don’t forget to put Butterfly Kisses as the host to make sure the sales go towards this cause!

Click for Printable Flyer

Winner of Daniel's Benefit Raffle was:  Sharon Maddox of Baltimore, MD

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This arrangement has $560.00 in gift certificates.

Selling Raffle tickets 1 for $10 and 3 for $25. Selling 500 tickets, so drawing should be on or about October 31 (location will be announced at later date). Checks can be made out to Patty Pollatos Fund. Friends, co-workers can send a check to me and put in memo section  raffle for Daniel Nisonger and I will mail back the raffle tickets. My address is 5551 Moriarty ct, Eldersburg, MD 21784. My number is 410-733-2195.

Thanks in advance and good luck. This is what’s in the arrangement (and you keep the arrangement too):

Outback-$50, Chili’s-$50, Houilhans-$50, Cheesecakse-$50, Olive Garden/Red Lobster-$50, Red Robin-$20, Panera-$30,
Papa Johns-$25, Subway-$20, PF Changs-$100, Dunkin donuts-$20, Starbucks-$50, Eendy’s-$20, Qdoba-$25