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Several years ago I was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). At the time of my diagnosis, I had a full-time job and was very active with family, friends, work and hobbies. However, after I was hospitalized in October 2009, I was forced to leave my job. I now require 24-hour oxygen therapy. My condition has worsened to the point that my only option is to undergo a lung transplant.
I am a wife, a mother of two daughters and the grandmother of beautiful twin five year old girls. My family means everything to me. There are so many things I cannot do, things most people wouldn’t give a second thought to like playing with my granddaughters, going out, and walking even moderate distances. I have to know what the weather will be, how many steps I may have to go up or how far I will have to walk before I can plan anything. Then there is always the fear of running out of oxygen. A lung transplant will allow me to regain my active lifestyle.
I have undergone medical testing at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA and I have worked very hard for the last 18 months to qualify for a lung transplant. I attend pulmonary therapy twice a week, and walk everyday to stay strong. After months of being deferred, I was successfully added to the lung transplant list in January 2013.
Right now I am facing the biggest challenge of my life. Organ transplantation is life saving, but extremely expensive. My insurance will cover 80 percent of my surgery; however I will be left with many out-of-pocket expenses, including pre- and post-operation expenses, travel and relocation to Boston, and the costly immunosuppressant medications I will have to take for the rest of my life.
To help ease this financial burden, a fundraising campaign in my honor has been established with Help Hope Live, a nonprofit organization that has been assisting the transplant community for over 30 years. All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law, are held by Help Hope Live in the Northeast Lung Transplant Fund, and are administered by Help Hope Live for transplant-related expenses only. Thank you for considering making a contribution. Any amount that you can give will make a difference and takes us closer to our goal.
Thanks for your support!
With sincere gratitude,
Diane Graham
[email protected]
I am so excited to share with you that on July 8, 2017
I received a bi-lateral lung transplant. It has been 15 days and everything is going great. I still need a lot of care and support both financially and physically, and I know it is still going to be a long road to recovery but I am up for the challenge. Thank you all for your help, support and donations.
Sincerely,
Diane
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I went to the Dining for Dollars event yesterday at Bertucci's, but there was no indication on my bill of the 15% showing as being donated to your cause. I hope you receive a goodly amount from Bertucci's and that lots of folks participated yesterday. God bless.
Kristy Gleason
Positive thoughts, energy, and prayers coming your way. Stay strong
Kristy Gleason
Stay strong <3
Steven, Lisa, Evan & Colin
<3
Steph /nashua,nh
Make checks payable to:
Help Hope Live
Note in memo:
In honor of Diane Graham
Mail to:
Help Hope Live
2 Radnor Corporate Center
Suite 100
100 Matsonford Road
Radnor, PA 19087
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