Mackenzie Madsen

Mackenzie needs your help.

In August 2015, Mackenzie Madsen was diagnosed with a rare form of lung disease. This means that, over time, Mackenzie’s lung function will steadily decrease and, without a double lung transplant, will ultimately prove fatal. At the time of diagnosis, she was merely 28-years-old; a life of love and home and children along with service and wild adventure still ahead of her — waiting to be explored, waiting to be shared. Mackenzie is currently being treated at the University of Washington Medical Center.

Mackenzie is a light in the darkness, a gentle hum over the noise, a kind word and ready smile in a time and culture where charity is rare and graciousness is grossly undervalued. Above all, Mackenzie is a warm hope, understanding the grand purpose of it all and, despite our sometimes minor influence, she knows the innate, potential power of one. Because she exemplifies it.

Even with insurance Mackenzie has many uninsured care-related expenses such as: co-pays and deductibles, continued doctor visits, medications, treatments, travel and (in the future) temporary relocation housing for herself and a caregiver to be near a transplant center along with the costly immunosuppressant medications that she will need to take for the rest of her life.

To help with the financial burden of Mackenzie’s uninsured expenses, she may apply to receive assistance from the Help Hope Live Southwest Lung Transplant Regional Restricted Fund. Help Hope Live is 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, the property of Help Hope Live, and are administered by Help Hope Live for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider a contribution today and click the DONATE NOW button.

Any and all donations are widely appreciated. But, in addition to any financial contribution you may provide, Mackenzie asks that we not wait until times of grief and loss to reach out to one another with a helping hand, an open heart and a willing acknowledgment of the collective family.

Many thanks for your thoughts and assistance during this time.

The Family of Mackenzie Madsen