David Jackson

David Needs Your Support!

David Jackson’s life was thrown into upheaval four years ago when he was diagnosed with Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). His condition worsened quickly to the point he was told that he needed a lung transplant, and was put on the transplant list at Vanderbilt. Having been on oxygen 24/7 for the past couple of years, David is excited and looking forward to receiving his “new” lungs, being off oxygen, breathing normally, and doing all of the things he can’t currently do.

David and his wife recently relocated from Georgia to Tennessee, but you may know him from the Postal Service in Atlanta, GA where he served in various positions, including Human Resources for over 25 years. You may also know David from the Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Lilburn, Georgia, where he once served as Usher and Bell Choir member and later became the Bell Choir Director. Or perhaps you’ve met him through his wife Kebbyn or his sisters, Dierdre and Lissa.

David has been through a pre-transplant physical rehabilitation program to get his body physically ready to endure the lung transplant operation. Now David is preparing for the financial aspect of transplant. While transplants are lifesaving, they are very expensive and present a challenge that David cannot meet alone. After many years of helping others, David is now the one who needs our help. Even with Medicare coverage, there are co-pays and deductibles, costly anti-rejection medications and clinic visits – costs could top $75,000.

To help with the financial burden of David’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in his honor has been established with HelpHOPELive, a trusted nonprofit organization that has been providing community-based fundraising guidance to patients and their families for more than 30 years. All donations are tax-deductible, are held by HelpHOPELive in the South-Atlantic Lung Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider a contribution, every donation helps.

Please help David get his second chance whether by making a donation or reposting this appeal wherever you can. Thank you.

The family of David Jackson, [email protected]