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My husband Larry’s earliest memories of being unable to breathe go back to his childhood Asthma and the home remedy of waking up with his head over a pot of steaming Vicks and water. He did not outgrow his Asthma and made bad choices with smoking for many years, In addition, his chosen profession caused him to work in areas with dirty air. All of this led to COPD and Emphysema. Even though he is a non-smoker today and retired, his condition has come to the point that he cannot live without continuous oxygen, many medications and inhalers. He has recently been listed for a lung transplant. We are reaching out to family, friends and our community to help with fundraising to make this life changing procedure possible.
Larry has been a resident of Las Vegas, NV since his early teenage years. His family relocated to this desert community from his native Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1971. The city has grown tremendously over the past forty plus years. Larry was always an active and adventurous person and never let his lung issues stop him from enjoying the outdoors. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and loved water sports and motorcycles. He was an excellent baseball and softball player, however, even though he still follows these activities as a spectator he is no longer able to enjoy all that the region offers due to his failing lungs. He looks forward to being able to interact more freely with his grand children of which he has three grandsons and three granddaughters.
While Larry has insurance, Nevada does not have a lung transplant center in the state. Therefore, we will be required to relocate in Palo Alto, CA for this transplant. This relocation will be for approximately three months. According to Help Hope Live, a non-profit transplant fund raising organization, the first year costs for a transplant average over 650K. In addition, he will be on several medications for the rest of his life. Many of the expenses associated with pre and post transplant needs are not covered by insurance.
Donation to Larry’s Help Hope Live account can help ease the financial burden of a transplant and allow Larry to focus on being able to breathe and enjoy his retirement years. As his wife and caretaker, I can’t wait to see him be able to breathe healthy.
Larry has chosen to fundraise for Help Hope Live in part because Help Hope Live assures fiscal accountability of funds raised and tax deductibility for contributors. Contributors can be sure donations will be used to pay or reimburse medical and related expenses. To make a tax-deductible donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the Give button.
For more information, please contact Help Hope Live at 800.642.8399.
Thank you for your support, love and prayers.
Shelly Toddy
Hope continues..... We thought Larry would receive his transplant last month when we got a call they had a lung for him. We frantically initiated the travel plans with the Air Ambulance and flew to Stanford Medical Center. He was prepped for surgery and in the operating room when we found out the lungs were not viable for transplant.
He was discharged and we had to get a hotel room after being up for over 24 hours and arrange a flight home. Unfortunately, we found out this is common with lung transplants and could happen again. While we were left with these unexpected expenses, we learned so much and will be better prepared when the call comes again. Hope it will be soon.
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Help Hope Live
Note in memo:
In honor of Larry Toddy
Mail to:
Help Hope Live
2 Radnor Corporate Center
Suite 100
100 Matsonford Road
Radnor, PA 19087
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