Marielle Livesey

Breathing is something most people take for granted. Marielle Livesey’s greatest wish is to just breathe. Born in 1986, Marielle was born with pneumonia and several months later developed scar tissue in her lungs. She finally went home for the first time after a three month stay in the NICU – she was very tiny and sick, nonetheless very sweet and happy. While her doctors hoped that she would outgrow her lung difficulties, that did not happen and today Marielle battles end stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and is in immediate need of a double lung transplant.

Due to a lung function of only 18%, Marielle was recently med-flighted to Duke University Medical Center where she now awaits her gift of life — a double lung transplant. Marielle is the happiest, most optimistic and positive person I know. She is smart and motivated, earning a Master’s Degree while battling this illness. She deserves a chance to see what she can do in life.

Transplantation is life-saving, but overwhelmingly expensive. Financing this procedure is an insurmountable task and even with insurance, Marielle will have many uninsured transplant-related expenses such as: co-pays and deductibles, doctor visits, travel and temporary relocation to be near the transplant center, caregiving expenses and the costly immunosuppressant medications that she will need to take for the rest of her life. This all presents a financial challenge that Marielle cannot meet alone.

To help with these uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in Marielle’s honor has been established with HelpHOPELive, a nonprofit organization that has been assisting the transplant community for more than 30 years. All donations are tax-deductible, are held by HelpHOPELive in the Northeast Lung Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider making a donation today and click the DONATE NOW button.

Your financial gifts as well as your prayers for Marielle to help her through this ordeal are truly appreciated more than words can express.

Much Love to Everyone!

Sincerely,

Gidgette Farrell
781-801-6333

Bill Farrell
781-915-4980 or 781-801-6333
[email protected]

A message from Marielle:

I will give you my word that someday I will pay it forward to the next person in my shoes! Duke’s lung transplant program prerequisites are extremely strict, and without your generosity, I would not have a second chance at life. Your donations make it possible for me to Just Breathe! Thank you for playing an active role as a member my amazing support team!