My name is Brittany Schneck, a 26-year-old whose life has been turned upside down. Always struggling with cystic fibrosis, the time has finally come for a double lung transplant. It’s a great opportunity with a high cost.
I grew up in a small town where cystic fibrosis was an uncommon disease. My early years were consumed by hospital stays and surgeries. From the age of two and a half with amazing care from my grandparents, I managed to stay out of the hospital until a staph infection flipped my life around. After graduating with my associate’s degree, my life was again consumed by many hospital stays, surgeries, and a new way of life. After a lung surgery and complications, I was unable to return back to work. I pushed my way through online college to receive my bachelor’s degree despite all the obstacles set in front of me. I hope to be able to put my degree to use and go back to work helping others.
A transplant is an amazing chance for a great future life, but it is a large financial struggle. Even though my insurance helps, there is so much more that needs to be paid out-of-pocket such as my relocation for three months to be close to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; co-pays for post-transplant immunosuppressant medications that I will need to take for the rest of my life, travel expenses for me and my caregiver, and so much more.
To help with the financial burden of Brittany’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in her honor has been established with HelpHOPELive, a trusted nonprofit organization that has been providing community-based fundraising guidance to patients and their families for more than 30 years. All donations are tax deductible, are held by HelpHOPELive in the Mid-Atlantic Lung Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. Please, consider a contribution.
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Thank you so much for the help that my family is not in a position to provide. Your support is crucial for proper care and my recovery, and is absolutely appreciated.
Sincerely,
Brittany Schneck
570-345-8370
