Jonathan Carlson

Family and friends of Jonathan Carlson are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with a Transplant. Jonathan has chosen to fundraise with Help Hope Live in part because donations are tax deductible for contributors and will only be used to cover medical and related expenses.

Hi all. This story is hard to make public. I “hid” it poorly for years.

As an addict you are the last person to know. It is one of the few things I have lied about. To my friends, to my family, to myself. I am deeply sorry if I hurt you. I say this to myself as well.

On May 28th I got caught drinking. On May 29th I still had it in my blood stream but decided I want to live and consider this my birthday. On June 1st I was in recovery. Half way through recoveryI started to get sicker. My lungs were being pushed at all sides by fluid. I would go to the er have it drained and be back 4 days later. After I got out; a week after my WU-Tang concert I had a ticket to, I started to see a doctor at Advent Porter hospital about what I needed. There were a few options but the only one that would save my life was a transplant. After 7 months I am on the verge of seeing it happen. I need your help. Reach out, say hi, if you cannot help with finances repost this and get the word out.

Thank you. I am grateful to have you in my life.