Sarah Clements

I am reaching out to you on behalf of my niece, Sarah Clements and here is her story.

My name is Sarah Clements and I was born the day after Christmas and am 23-years-old. At six-months-old, I was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a chronic lung disease that can affect the body in many different manners, although the lungs are CF’s primary target. I get many respiratory infections, have had numerous hospitalizations and surgeries and have a hard time staying properly nourished (I have a feeding tube and am often malnourished). Now my disease has progressed to the point where I need a double lung transplant.

Six years ago I was blessed beyond measure with the birth of my daughter. I had been told that I would never be able to carry a baby to term. I have been able to watch her first steps, hear her first words, taught her how to write and have shared holidays with her. I have also been away from her due to hospitalizations and have missed other milestones in her life – birthdays and school trips just to name a few.

A transplant will allow me to have a second chance at life – I want to run and jump with my daughter, play outside and go on school trips with her. I am engaged and now have a wedding to look forward to.

Even with insurance I will have many uninsured transplant-related expenses such as: co-pays and deductibles, doctor visits, travel to and from the transplant center and the costly immunosuppressant medications that I will need to take for the rest of my life.

To help with this financial burden, a fundraising campaign in my honor has been established with HelpHOPELive, 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, are held by HelpHOPELive in the South-Atlantic Lung Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today by clicking the DONATE NOW button.

Thank you so much for your prayers and support — together we can make a difference for Sarah and have her daughter grow up with her mom!

Gratefully on behalf of Sarah, I am

Liz Edgar, Sarah’s Aunt
901.619.3192