Lisa Dralle

Lisa’s world was turned upside down in January of 2017 when her pulmonologist diagnosed her with Pulmonary Fibrosis and told her there was no cure. Lisa’s only hope for survival is a double lung transplant.

Along with learning about the disease and the transplant information, Lisa also learned about the expenses involved. The cost of a double lung transplant is overwhelming, and Lisa is asking for our help.

Lisa was born in Statesville, NC and grew up in Oceanside, CA. In early 2000 she moved to Springfield, MO to be closer to her family. Lisa had spent many years in the sales field but when she was laid off in 2010 due to the economy she decided to go back to school and get into healthcare. In May of 2016 Lisa graduated with an Associates of Science in Radiology from SBU/Mercy and went on to study computed tomography (CT). Lisa had just finished her clinicals when she was diagnosed. During school Lisa worked, as she still does, as a Patient Access Rep at Mercy in the Emergency Trauma Center. Unfortunately, Lisa has to put her new career on hold until she is healthy again. Lisa, and her partner of 7-1/2 years, Tanya, reside in Springfield with their clowder of cats, most of which were neighborhood strays needing a home.

The double lung transplant will save Lisa’s life, but the expenses are out of her reach. Lisa has insurance, but it does not even begin to touch a huge portion of the expenses. The expenses include travel to St. Louis for tests, extended follow-up visits, and medications. Lisa and a caregiver will also need to live temporarily near the hospital post-transplant and the anti-rejection medications can be $1200 per month.

To help with the financial burden of Lisa’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 allowed by law, are held by Help Hope Live in the Midwest/West Lung Transplant Fund, and are administered by Help Hope Live for the transplant-related expenses only. Please consider a contribution.

Thank you for your prayers, your generosity, support and love.

Gratefully,

Tanya Stites, Lisa’s best friend and partner in life