Alethia Rosario

Alethia (Lis) Rosario has just started her journey for a kidney and possible pancreas transplant.

Lis is a single mom who just turned 42. She has been a positive and inspiring person, even with all the roadblocks life has put in her way. At age 8, she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. At age 29, she had quadruple bypass heart surgery. A year later, she became a spokesperson for WomenHeart – the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease where she inspired and educated many.

Unfortunately, her health issues have worsened. In addition to living with the daily struggles of diabetes, she now has neuropathy, congestive heart failure, diabetic retinopathy, and is in stage IV kidney failure. Lis has been going to pre-transplant appointments and has been cleared by her nephrologist, however she now faces yet another challenge. In order to even qualify for placement on the transplant list, she must have all of her teeth removed and replaced with dentures. This is necessary due to infection from all the required medications she has taken throughout the years. She needs $14,000 to cover the cost of this procedure before she can be listed for transplantation.

To help with the financial burden of uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign has been established in honor of Alethia (Lis) Rosario with Help Hope Live, a trusted nonprofit organization that has been providing community-based fundraising guidance to help patients and families in need for more than 30 years. All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law and are held by Help Hope Live in the South-Atlantic Kidney Transplant Fund in honor of Alethia (Lis) Rosario. Donations are allocated by Help Hope Live based on financial need for medical expenses. Please consider making a donation.

For credit card contributions, please select the “Donate Now” button or call 800.642.8399. Or:

Make checks payable to:
Help Hope Live

Note in the memo section:
In honor of Alethia (Lis) Rosario

Send it to:
Help Hope Live
2 Radnor Corporate Center
100 Matsonford Road, Suite 100
Radnor, PA 19087

Keep an eye on this campaign page because we will be keeping everyone updated on her journey. On behalf of Lis and her family, thank you for your prayers, support, and generosity.