Help Denise Warner Breathe Again: Support Her Lung Transplant Journey
Family and friends of Denise Warner are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with a Transplant. Denise has chosen to fundraise with Help Hope Live in part because donations are tax deductible for contributors and will only be used to cover medical and related expenses.
Help Denise Breathe Again: Support Her Lung Transplant Journey
Updates (13)
December 19, 2025
12/18 - It’s been over a week since our last update, and we’re so grateful to finally share some more wonderful news.Less than three weeks ago, Denise received two new lungs, and she is doing AMAZING. She is up and moving around, having full conversations, and truly acting like someone with brand-new lungs—because she is! She is thankfully past the “surgery brain fog” and is thrilled at the prospect of being discharged from the hospital early next week.Denise is beyond thankful for every donation, prayer, and message of support. Because of your generosity, we have been able to secure housing for Denise and Deb through January. They will continue traveling to the hospital daily for the next several months and will remain in Jacksonville until at least sometime in March, assuming her recovery continues to go as well as it has been.While we are incredibly grateful for how much has already been covered, there are still many known and unknown expenses ahead. These include housing for February and March, medications not covered by insurance, medical bills insurance does not cover, transportation, possible medical equipment, and other unexpected needs.Because of this, we are exploring additional fundraising opportunities—some that also highlight Denise’s gifts or allow supporters to “help in two ways at once.” Examples include restaurant nights, where you can enjoy a meal and a portion of the proceeds goes toward Denise’s medical expenses. As these fundraisers are finalized, we hope you’ll share them with your friends and family. If you are willing to run a fundraiser in your 'neck of the woods' or social media circle, we would be so grateful!It is truly because of your prayers, love, support, and generosity that Denise has recovered so beautifully. Thank you for walking this journey with us. Stay tuned for more updates.Peace and love to all
December 7, 2025
12/6 Update From DebbieIt’s Saturday—exactly one week since Denise received her new lungs—and everyone is saying she’s doing great.She had a small tube in her nose to help remove fluid from her chest area, and that’s now out. Her catheter was removed, and this morning they also removed 2 of her 4 chest tubes (she originally had two on each side), so she’s down to just one on each side now.For pain control, she still has her epidural that releases small amounts of medication, but today she did have to ask twice for a little extra. Even so, she’s mainly just using Tylenol. She had another bronchoscopy today, and they used a much smaller amount of sedation this time. The doctor said everything looked really good.Her voice has come back pretty strong, and she’s sounding more and more like herself every day. Tomorrow morning, a speech therapist will check her swallowing ability so she can hopefully have some ice or water—honestly, that’s all she’s been asking for. We’re hoping tomorrow is the day she finally gets that water. Yeah!Every day she’s getting better and stronger. Now we just need her to get some solid sleep at night—she hasn’t slept well the last couple of nights. Please keep sending good thoughts and good vibes our way.
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Guestbook
December 6, 2025
Denise has been such a dear friend and so supportive of everyone in her life! This time we're the ones supporting her on this journey. Here's to Denise!
Richard Rauscher
December 2, 2025
Denise is an amazing artist who had given so much to our community. Sending you massive love Denise!
Mitzi Maxwell
December 2, 2025
Denise, I owe everything I have in my life to you and that seemingly simple suggestion you made all those years ago to try your hometown of Orlando as a place to start after graduation. My career my life here is all thanks to you. Please rest and get healthy soon so I can find an opportunity to hug you and thank you again in person. Love Stephen
Stephen Middleton
