- Date
- 1991-08
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarefundraisingfamilycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 1991 Beaver Beacon published a community appeal for Joseph A. Hooker’s transplant-related medical expenses after a kidney-pancreas transplant and serious diabetes complications.
Evidence limits
This is a family and community appeal, not a medical record, transplant registry, or financial report.
Sources
- Describes Hooker’s diabetes, amputations, kidney-pancreas transplant, post-transplant complications, and a special fund for escalating unpaid medical expenses; it lists a Bank One address for contributions. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1991-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twenty-two-page issue scan confirms the support appeal.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1991-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community publishes Joseph Hooker transplant-fund appeal, 1991”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/joseph-hooker-transplant-fund-1991/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1991, “JOSEPH A. HOOKER.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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