Our mother, Shawna Stearns has battled pulmonary hypertension for 13 going on 14 years now. For most of our lives, my sisters and I haven’t had a chance to fully experience life with our mom. We grew up with constant hospital trips, where we never knew when it was going to happen next. Outside of the hospital trips, Shawna lives off of an oxygen tank 24/7 which really slows her down with simple tasks like grocery shopping, getting the mail and taking a shower.
Our mom has a central line that runs from a pack of medication directly to her heart. This pack of medication needs to stay on her at all times and cannot get wet at all which has been the hardest part of all of this because for 13 years, all she’s ever wanted to do is go swimming and go enjoy the beach with her daughters. Her biggest dream is to live long enough to experience her daughters getting married and having babies so she can have her first grandbabies.
We all see how financially stressful being sick has been for our Mom, which is not good for her weak heart, that is why we turned to Help Hope Live for fundraising. With your donation, you can step in and help take the stress off of her and help her to finally heal from her transplant.
Family and friends of Shawna Stearns are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation.
Shawna 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!
