Heather Johns

Family and friends of Heather (Mackey) Johns, we are raising money to pay for uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation.

About Heather ……

Heather was adopted as a baby and shortly thereafter was found to have many health issues. Over the years she has had many surgeries on her eyes, but in the last 5 years, she has gone through a series of medical diagnosis, surgeries and events that have snowballed into being diagnosed with non-alcoholic cirrhosis of her liver. The doctors found a badly damaged liver, the most outwardly notable symptom of Heathers cirrhosis has been hepatic encephalopathy. When going through an “event” as they call them, Heather doesn’t remember things and can sometimes become unresponsive. Other symptoms she has suffered with include, tremors, balance issues, confusion, drowsiness and short term memory loss, just to name a few. After several hospitalizations each year for the last 4 years, she was finally approved for the Liver transplant list on 8/21/2022 and is awaiting a liver. There is still a question if she may need a kidney transplant, but that’s being monitored.

Currently she is on 16 prescriptions and after transplant will be on anti-rejection medications for the rest of her life. Even after insurance she still has out of pocket and prescription drug costs that may reach over $10k per year.

When going through the evaluation process, they were given information on HelpHopeLive.org.

We understand the financial struggles we all face, but if you could find it in your heart to help out in Heather’s time of need, your donation of any value would be greatly appreciated.

Donations through Help Hope Live are TAX DEDUCTIBLE and will be held in an account for Heather. Help Hope Live will pay providers directly for any out-of-pocket expenses not covered by insurance as long as there is money in the account.

On behalf of Heather and her family we would like to thank you for taking the time to visit

May God Bless you and your donation. Thank you!

For more information on the organization, please visit https://helphopelive.org