Edwin Delgado

Our brother and friend Ed Delgado desperately needs your help!

Family and friends of Edwin Delgado are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with his bI-lateral lung transplantation, which he’ll need for the rest of his life.

Unbeknownst to most, since July 2021, Ed Delgado has been tied down at home on oxygen machines and tanks, thanks to COVID-19-induced Pulmonary Fibrosis (Lung Scarring) disease, rendering him to only 35% lung capacity, the only fix, a double-lung transplant!

Ed experienced two separate recent heart emergencies, one on October 5, 2023, where Burlington County EMTs essentially saved his life in an early morning 9-1-1 call and subsequent Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stay.

A second heart emergency, due to complications associated with the insertion of a pacemaker (to protect against ultra-low heart rate issues), and defibrillator (to help restore a normal heartbeat if need be) has had Ed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) since October 21, 2023.

Through it all, Ed has maintained a positive, strong attitude on things, for his family, as he awaited donor lungs.

The life-saving lung transplant occurred on November 17.

Now the fight truly begins. Ed has been fighting the difficult battle to recuperate from the transplant surgery. While Ed has health insurance, many transplant expenses are surprisingly not 100% covered, such as some of the anti-rejection medications (e.g. $450 per monthly supply co-pay in a couple of instances), and many of the costs associated with three-per-week check-ups and rehabilitation visits to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.

Ed has chosen to fundraise for Help Hope Live in part because Help Hope Live assures fiscal accountability of funds raised and tax deductibility for contributors. Contributors can be sure donations will be used to pay or reimburse medical and related expenses. To make a tax-deductible donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the Give button.

For more information, please contact Help Hope Live at 800.642.8399.

Thank you for your support!