Family and friends of Jeffery Tolman are coming together to raise funds through the nonprofit Help Hope Live to help cover the uninsured medical expenses related to his transplant journey.
Jeffery chose to partner with Help Hope Live because it allows loved ones to give in a way that is safe, meaningful, and tax-deductible—and every dollar raised goes directly toward medical and related costs that are essential to his care and recovery.
Your support means everything as we rally around Jeffery in this deeply challenging time. Anything helps!
Help Jeff Breathe Again
Jeff Tolman is a proud blue-collar worker, a devoted father, and a loving husband. He’s one of those people who would give the shirt off his back to help someone else, no questions asked. A hard-working man with strong values, Jeff has spent his life showing up for others—at work, at home, and in his community. Now, after a medical battle he never could have seen coming, it’s our turn to show up for him.
Some years ago Jeff was working when tragedy struck—an accident on the job caused by a now-deceased coworker resulted in a devastating explosion that nearly cost Jeff his life. He was life-flighted from the scene, having inhaled high-temperature toxic particles from the blast. Miraculously, he survived—but the damage to his lungs lingered quietly in the background for years.
Fast forward to now, Jeff caught a severe case of pneumonia. The pneumonia caused irreversible damage to his lungs. Though he is otherwise healthy, Jeff now faces the unthinkable: he needs a lung transplant to survive.
Jeff is a non-smoker, active, and healthy in every other way, which makes him an excellent candidate for transplant. But even with insurance, the medical and related costs are overwhelming—especially as Jeff will be out of work for at least six months during recovery.
We are fundraising through the nonprofit Help Hope Live because donations through this platform are tax-deductible and can only be used to help cover verified medical and related expenses like transplant costs, temporary relocation near the hospital, co-pays, and more.
If you know Jeff, you know he is a rock for his family. He is the kind of dad who shows up, the kind of husband who holds it all together, and the kind of friend who quietly sacrifices without ever asking for anything in return. We’re asking on his behalf now—because he deserves the chance to heal, to breathe again, and to live the life he’s worked so hard to build.
How You Can Help:
Donations of any size help more than you know. Whether it’s $1 or $1,000, every dollar is a step closer to life.
If money is tight, maybe you can ask 10 friends for $1, or 20 friends for 50 cents—it adds up quickly.
Sharing the campaign with your circle helps us reach people who care.
And prayers and good thoughts mean the world to our family. Please keep Jeff in yours.
This isn’t just a fundraiser—it’s a community effort to save a man who has always quietly stood in the gap for others. Now we’re asking others to stand for him.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your love, your help, and your belief in Jeff.
With gratitude, HIs loving wife, Pacifikka Tolman
