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Rosetta (Posey) McNeal is a 69-year-old woman who is very ill. After three years of suffering with Bird Fanciers Disease, a double lung transplant is her only hope for survival. Posey is the kindest person you’d ever hope to meet, and even devoted a life-time to caring for others as an LPN. This time she needs our help! The cost of a lung transplant is overwhelming and she cannot meet this challenge alone.
Posey grew up in Mount Oliver, PA and graduated from St. Joseph School. Following her grandmother’s stroke, Posey bathed, fed, dressed and prepared meals daily for her grandmother. After six years of caring for her grandmother, Posey went to work at G.C. Murphy’s company and attended school to become a nurse. She met her husband of 40 years at G.C. Murphy co and had two boys. Her husband died in 2006 from lung cancer. Posey bought her first bird (an amazon gray) for her mom who she cared for in her own home after her mom had a stroke. After her mom passed, Posey kept and cared for the bird daily, changing its cage twice a day. Posey did not know that the bird (Murphy), she loved so much was causing scar tissue to build in her lungs. Posey became increasingly short of breath, and now is unable to work and requires oxygen around the clock.
After a lung transplant, Posey looks forward to returning to work to continue caring for others. For now, all she wants is to be able to walk from one room to the next without gasping for air. Together, Posey, her sons Michael and Mark, and granddaughter Courtney, are committed to seeing her through this transplant.
Transplants are financially draining. Even with insurance Posey is facing very high expenses including post-transplant medications up to $1200 a month, co-pays, lab fees and more. She cannot do this without your help.
To help offset such expenses, a fundraising campaign in Rosetta’s honor has been established with HelpHOPELive. To make a tax-deductible donation, click Donate Now.
Thank you for your prayers, support and generosity.
Gratefully,
Michael J. McNeal, Posey’s son
GOOD NEWS! Mom had a single right lung transplant on 8/10/16 and is doing well! New right lung is doing its job-no more coughing, no more gasping for air!. Now starting anti-rejection meds which will potentially cost around $10,000 a year. Thank you to all for your kind words, support and donations.
Michael
GREAT NEWS!!! Transplant team called yesterday-MOM has been cleared by Transplant team -she is eligible to receive a single Right Lung!!! CONGRATULATIONS MOM!
Hello. Mom is Cancer free!! She has met with radiology and chemotherapy. Now we must wait for the transplant team!. Thank you all for your continued support.
Michael
Hello! I wanted to update everyone.Breast Surgery went well, mom is recovering nicely! Will follow up with Oncologist April ,then with transplant team in May. Whew! -we are happy to check this one off the list!!
Hello again! I wanted to thank you all who have contributed again-it means so much !. Some have made donations directly to this site, others are signing donation registry and others are sending checks and or cash to Posey-all which will be added to the fund. Thank you !: Tim, Ellen, Stephanie, Beth, John, Courtney, Joe T., Jill, JB, Marilyn and Joe L. You all have contributed more that funds to this site -you have given us HOPE! Mom is to have out patient surgery tomorrow at Magee .After this is completed ,mom will be one step closer in completing this journey.
Michael
Hello!. Today is a good day for Posey, less short of breath today. Posey continues to have good and bad days - mostly days filled with gasping for air and anxiety, so we'll take the good days when they come. She is very humbled and tearful that so many people, even people she has never met are willing to help her - Again, thank you all - words cannot express our gratitude. Posey is preparing to have out-patient surgery on her breast next week. During pre-transplant testing a 4mm cancerous area was found on her Right breast which is contained in the milk duct. After recovering, the next surgery (god-willing) will be for her lung transplant. Thank you all!!. Michael McNeal
THANK YOU ! to all who donated and forwarded to your contacts/friends and family. Please continue to forward to anyone and everyone. Our first goal is to reach $10,000. If we get to this goal helphopelive will donate a grant for $700.
Michael McNeal
Posey, we are praying for you and sending good thoughts your way. Love, John, MaryAnn, and Milligan too.
MaryAnn Conners
To an awesome grandma,
Through the good days and tough days, I want you to know that you are always in my thoughts and prayers each day. You are such a strong women and are someone I always have and always will look up too. Your great heart, kindness towards others, goodness and love for life, amazes me and so many others that know you. Within the close relationship and friendship we share, I want nothing more than to see you feeling better and hope that this transplant will do just that for you. Im here for you, and committed to supporting you through this. I love you!
Courtney
Make checks payable to:
Help Hope Live
Note in memo:
In honor of Rosetta McNeal
Mail to:
Help Hope Live
2 Radnor Corporate Center
Suite 100
100 Matsonford Road
Radnor, PA 19087
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