Bill Fitts

I need your help to get a lung transplant so I can watch my grandchildren grow up.

My name is Warren Fitts, but everyone has always called me Bill. Everyone who knows me, knows that I have rarely stood still for very long. Between events for my five children and now for my 13 grandchildren, I have been a very busy person. However, since being diagnosed with C.O.P.D., which is now End Stage C.O.P.D. I have been forced to sit and watch from the window. I am no longer able to go bowling, golfing or fishing with family and friends, something I enjoyed doing with my father. With the rapid progression, I cannot even walk to my car. I depend on others to help me through the day and I would like to feel like they can depend on me again.

My most recent stay at the hospital could have been my last. The doctors discussed intubation, which would have been permanent. My family didn’t give up on me so I refused to give up on myself. With a new medical team, we now have hope for a lung transplant. This is my only chance to regain any quality of life. Transplantation is an amazing process though it is very expensive. Before losing hope all over again, my transplant team recommended fundraising to help pay for the expenses insurance will not cover.

To help ease the financial burden, a fundraising campaign in my honor has been established with HelpHOPELive, a nonprofit organization that has been assisting the transplant community for 30 years. All donations are tax-deductible, are held by HelpHOPELive in the Great Lakes Lung Transplant Fund and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider a donation.

To use a credit card, select the DONATE NOW button or call 800-642-8399.

To donate by check please:

Make check payable to:
HelpHOPELive

Note on check’s memo line:
In honor of Bill Fitts

Send to:
HelpHOPELive
2 Radnor Corporate Center
100 Matsonford Road, Suite 100
Radnor, PA 19087

Thank you for your support.

Bill Fitts
616-594-8033