Help Robert Breathe Again
My name is Robert Kraucunas, I’m a 47 year old father of 4 and 2 grand children.
I was diagnosed with interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, and NSIP. In July 2023, I was recommended to UW Madison for a lung transplant list from the specialist in Sterling, Illinois. I had my week long evaluation for lung transplant on December 5th through the 8th, and I’m finding out that a lot of these medicines won’t fully be covered under my insurance and my medicines I need to take for the rest of my life. My support person needs to stay down with me through the transplant and getting the rehabilitation going. I have to stay close to Madison for six to eight weeks, could be even longer depending on how I’m recovering. I’ve never been one to ask for help in anything in my life and I’m having a hard time asking for help right now, but it is overwhelming to deal with lung transplant and wondering about having the funds to cover the cost of staying somewhere while I’m in recovery.
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March 30, 2024
March 30th 2024 Well just wanted to put an update on here. Since my transplant on February 3rd i’ve been admitted to the hospital one time March 6 for a rejection and an infection, which took a lot out of me and a prolong my stay at restoring Hope Transplant House in Middleton Wisconsin, which I am cured nice amount of fees. But in the long run, I ended up with a rejection going away as of right now I am back at home. I will never be out of the woods, though on a daily basis I can going to rejection or get an infection and being readmitted to the hospital or I will need my support person Ralph Trenholm, or my son Kenan to be there with me and then I have to get a place to stay even while I’m admitted in the hospital. Like I said before, this is very hard for me to do is ask for help. but I could sure use the help. If you can donate anything, the money is tax deductible or even if you live close by and could help me would be appreciated, but either way Whether you can donate or not, please keep the prayers coming for me. God bless you too. Hall said read this and God bless my daughter family for a second chance at life. Thank you very much for your time.
February 15, 2024
It’s been a long time on a update but The doctors admitted me on January 18 because I couldn’t keep it under 15 L of oxygen and then I was listed on the transplant list on 20 January. I received the call on 2nd of February and was transplanted the 3rd of February. A very painful and still have tubes in my body can’t drink water fully but I can breathe good God is good. i’ve been doing a lot of treatments, nebulizers and medicines, and some of these nebulizers that I have to be on are out do my own pocket they range between $1600-$2500 but I might not have to take them for the rest of my life maybe just a few months. But I appreciate that the prayers that I receiving and if there’s anything anyone can do to help me with funding for the housing for me to be down here and future meds, insulin needles, and stuff that my insurance will not cover anything is good enough, even if not, just keep the prayers coming for me because this is a lifelong battle I will have to deal with. God bless you all.
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February 2, 2024
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