Help Hope Live for Patricia Lader
In December 2020 Tricia suffered a severe allergic reaction to azithromycin. Unbeknownst to her, she had an underlying condition of COPD. The doctors had a difficult time getting the allergic reaction under control. She suffered respiratory failure. After speaking to her family, the doctors decided to put her in a medically induced coma. She was in the coma for 4 days. It took doctors 2 attempts to pull her out of the coma. Once cognizant, she learned her lungs were failing her and she was end stage. Since then she has been on oxygen 24/7. She was told she needed a double lung transplant. Once released from the hospital early 2021, she began the process and underwent a battery of tests for the transplant. Upon speaking with the doctors, and in an effort to try and postpone the transplant, Tricia received 2 zephyr valves in her upper left lobe at PennMed/ HUP in April, 2022. She suffered a painful pneumothorax upon waking and needed a drainage tube inserted for a few days. We were all hopeful that when the right lung was ready, she could get the valves in the right lung as well. As her health started declining further and after more tests, it was determined that her right lung was not ready. And it is time to go back into the transplant program. She is now undergoing all of the tests for the double lung transplant again. Meanwhile, her health is continuing to decline. It is a huge task to get these tests done. She will have to rely heavily on her family. In April 2024 her sister and mother took her and stayed a week in Philadelphia to have many of the tests done at PennMed. The day she was to leave for Philly she ended up in the E.R. again! Not deterred by this, once her breathing was stabilized and vitals were good, the understanding doctors released her, she got her prescriptions, and they drove her overnight to Philly. She is currently finishing the last remaining local tests requested by the doctors. Once her last few tests are finished her case will be presented to a multidisciplinary team of doctors and she will be listed. Post surgery she will have to stay in a transplant recovery house (or a local hotel if housing is not available) for up to 6 months in Philadelphia while recovering. This is a requirement of the hospital. The first months are critical. She is required to have a 24/7 family caregiver for the entire recovery period. Not only will there be a cost for housing, food, parking, gas, copays, medications, scans, rehab,etc… but also,Tricia is very concerned with the financial impact on her family having to take off work to care for her. Insurance will not cover all of these costs, so we are relying on the kindness of others to help. This fundraiser is to help alleviate the financial burdens on her and her family during an already extremely stressful time. We thank you for your time, your donation and for your prayers.Family and friends of Patricia Lader are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation.Patricia 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!
Updates (7)
January 20, 2025
1/20/25
Tricia is back in the hospital, for a week now. Cultures from the fluid drained (Thoracentesis) due to pleural effusion came back showing a slow growing mycobacterium. In the tuberculosis family, but not tuberculosis. An incision area in center of chest they’ve been watching. After she returned back to transplant house from pulmonary rehab she noticed fluid and blood. Her doctors had her admitted to hospital. Now they wait to see if the incision area infection is the same mycobacterium or something different. The surgeon may go in the chest area and look around to see if he can remove migrating wires only if infection medicine dept says it’s safe. There are a lot of variables in place. Until they get more data, things are at a standstill. She is receiving heavy antibiotics. But, they need to know what they’re dealing with so they can test in lab which antibiotics will kill it.
November 15, 2024
Tricia was released to the lung transplant house (Gift of Life Howie's House) on Monday, 11/11. She is adjusting well. Today she walked for 25 minutes on the treadmill without oxygen! It was at a slow pace, but we are very excited for her. Every PT in the room was impressed (no one does that on the first day). The staples across her chest look really good. They usually start removing them at 6 weeks. But they are going to start removing every other staple next week. That's how they do it to be sure it's closed properly. Then they'll do the remaining based on how it looks. It'll be a month in 2 days. So that's getting done early.But the staples in her thigh, where they pulled two veins to do bypasses is taking longer to heal. She is going in to see the doctor about those on Wednesday.
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November 14, 2024
Hi, Tricia! I work with your mom at Simon. I'm sending up lots of prayers for you and your family!
Stacy Howell
July 29, 2024
Trisha, you are in my thoughts and prayers. I’ll come visit when you get home and ready for company. Love you little cuz. ❤️
Kathleen Horan
June 17, 2024
Tricia,
I'm hoping and praying for the very best for you, Godspeed
Thomas Griffin
