Debbie Godfrey

Debbie Needs A Transplant And Our Help!

Debbie is a 55-year-old woman who is very ill. After many years of struggling with lung disease, a double lung transplant is her only hope for survival. Her pulmonary function is currently at 17 percent and she is running out of time. The cost of a transplant can be overwhelming and Duke has told Debbie that she must raise $10,000 to cover temporary relocation expenses to stay in Duke for pulmonary rehab before they will even put her on the transplant list. When that is raised, she will need more to cover the out-of-pocket expenses for the transplant

Debbie grew up in Gaffney, S.C. After raising her two girls, Debbie, a single woman at the time found herself having to take care of her granddaughter, Carley shortly after birth. In 2006, Debbie’s sister Cindy’s 5 year old son, DJ came to live with Debbie. Cindy became sick with cancer and passed away. Debbie became DJ’s legal guardian and cared for him to help avoid any more disruptions in his life. In 2008, Debbie’s dad passed away. Through all of this despair, Debbie became friends with a man named Eddie. Later that same year, they were married. In 2011, Debbie and Eddie adopted Carley. A year later, Debbie’s mother passed away. Even with all of the grief that she has endured, Debbie and Eddie continued to raise and care for these kids. Debbie and her husband are very giving people, but all of this giving began to take its toll on Debbie’s health and she was soon diagnosed with lung disease. Now Debbie, the person who has helped so many people, needs our help!

Transplants are life saving but financially draining. Even though Debbie and Eddie have health insurance, they face very high expenses including relocation for 6 months to be closer to Duke Hospital, post-transplant meds that can be more than $1000 a month that Debbie will need to take for the rest of her life, co-pays, lab fees and more.

To help with the financial burden of Debbie’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in her honor has been established with Help Hope Live, 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 to the full extent of the law, are held by Help Hope Live in the South-Atlantic Lung Transplant Fund, and are administered by Help Hope Live for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider making a contribution and give Debbie hope for the future.

Gratefully,

Debbie’s loving family, [email protected]