9/11 Search and Rescue volunteer now on double lung transplant recipient list and in need of your help.

William Cantres worked as a Union electrician for many years in New York. He has been involved both politically and locally in the community, participating and helping organized community events, as well as providing his skilled trade services at no cost to those in need and struggling financially themselves. When 9/11 occurred, he felt the strong urge to help any way he could. He volunteered through his Union at Ground Zero for 6 months, both helping to provide lighting for the site and assisting with search and rescue and recovery efforts. He is an honorable man with a very big heart, who because of this big heart now suffers the effects in both lungs from the elements at Ground Zero.

Donations will be extremely helpful in alleviating the financial strain of maintaining both a home and a temporary residence post transplant. It will provide William the opportunity to mainly focus on his health as well as providing assistance of a caretaker during the times the main caretakers are unavailable due to work or childcare obligations, as insurance does not provide such resources. It would also help greatly by reducing the responsibility of the extensive out of pocket medical expenses that continue to accrue throughout this process,

Family and friends of William Cantres are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation.

You can help by making a donation to Help Hope Live in his name. This will greatly impact his recovery process, lessening the financial strain, and allowing him to breathe a sigh of relief with his new healthy lungs for the first time in 20 years. We greatly appreciate any contribution you make!

William 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!