Tina Nelson

Let’s Help Tina Get Her New Lung!

Tina Nelson is a 57 year-old woman who is very ill. Tina is my wife of thirty-two years, a mother, grandmother and a nurse by profession. Unknown at the time, she was born with Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency, a rare genetic lung disease. Not until 1996 was she diagnosed with genetic emphysema. Now, after many years of treatment it’s time for a life-saving double lung transplant.

Tina loves life. She is a caregiver by nature who takes enormous pleasure in her family, making a celebration of each birthday and all holidays. She chose to become a registered nurse and thrived in that role until her illness made it impossible for her to continue. Tina is an avid Tampa Bay Rays fan and loves spending time outdoors camping and boating.

However, since 2010, Tina has been on oxygen 24/7. Through the years her health has declined, but an illness in March of 2014 took such a toll that a double lung transplant is desperately needed. She has been on the transplant waiting for over 16 months. Though transplants are life-saving they are also financially draining. We’re on a fixed income with disability. Even with Medicare, Tina is facing very high expenses that include copays, lab fees, and costly post-transplant medications she’ll need to take for the rest of her life. Your help can make the difference.

It’s time to help Tina take a deep breath. To help with the financial burden of her 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 Southeast Lung Transplant Fund, and are administered by Help Hope Live for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider a tax deductible donation.

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Please help us reach our goal for this life-saving procedure. Any size donation will make a difference. Thank you in advance for your support and generosity.

Gratefully,
Henry Nelson (Tina’s husband)
[email protected]