Help Wanted; HELP NEEDED
I can’t do this on my own. That I know for sure. It’s a pretty strong feeling of helplessness when you have to depend on people’s generosity to make this happen. And if there is one other thing I know for sure, it’s that I am surrounded by so many beautiful people in my life and people who are so willing to help me make this happen.
When I first heard of getting a transplant and what was involved, it freaked me out a little to be honest. I never doubted the fact I will survive the surgery, and I am still confident in that. What I was worried about and still am a little, is that I am not going to have the finances to make this happen. In my opinion a lifesaving surgery like this should be free. Not only do I have to pay for my transportation to and from Toronto a few times before and then when this actually happen, but I have to pay for all my expenses back here at home. I have to pay to have an escort with me at all times and I have to pay for my living arrangement when I get to Toronto, possibly up to 6 months while I wait for the call. I could go on and on with everything I have to pay for, but the point is, I need your help. I know one person who had to pay $27,000 and another who had to pay $53,000. Her hotel bill alone while she waited for the transplant was $20,000!!!!! And that’s with a medical discount!
I feel like my life has now, truly begun. I’m neither ready nor willing to call it quits now. So that’s why I am asking for your help. People die every day from things we have no control over; people die of cancer with no cure, they die from tragic car accidents and unforeseen occurrences, they die from old age. Those things we as fellow human have no control over those things. However, in my case, fortunately, I do have control but I need money. You can’t put a price on my life, but there is a price to save one.
Cystic Fibrosis has robbed me of so much in my life, and is responsible for causing me a lot of heart ache over the years. And the fact that these new lungs though they won’t cure me, they will give me a new start. It’s like pressing a ‘reset’ button on life. I will know what it is like to breathe, truly breathe for the first time. I am so excited about the things that I then will be able to do to give back having renewed energy and not have to worry constantly about dying. I have so much I want to do and not having to worry about simply breathing seems like a foreign concept that I will not be able to truly grasp until I recover from the surgery.
I can’t do this on my own. That I know for sure. It’s a pretty strong feeling of helplessness when you have to depend on people’s generosity to make this happen. And if there is one other thing I know for sure, it’s that I am surrounded by so many beautiful people in my life and people who are so willing to help me make this happen.
When I first heard of getting a transplant and what was involved, it freaked me out a little to be honest. I never doubted the fact I will survive the surgery, and I am still confident in that. What I was worried about and still am a little, is that I am not going to have the finances to make this happen. In my opinion a lifesaving surgery like this should be free. Not only do I have to pay for my transportation to and from Toronto a few times before and then when this actually happen, but I have to pay for all my expenses back here at home. I have to pay to have an escort with me at all times and I have to pay for my living arrangement when I get to Toronto, possibly up to 6 months while I wait for the call. I could go on and on with everything I have to pay for, but the point is, I need your help. I know one person who had to pay $27,000 and another who had to pay $53,000. Her hotel bill alone while she waited for the transplant was $20,000!!!!! And that’s with a medical discount!
I feel like my life has now, truly begun. I’m neither ready nor willing to call it quits now. So that’s why I am asking for your help. People die every day from things we have no control over; people die of cancer with no cure, they die from tragic car accidents and unforeseen occurrences, they die from old age. Those things we as fellow human have no control over those things. However, in my case, fortunately, I do have control but I need money. You can’t put a price on my life, but there is a price to save one.
Cystic Fibrosis has robbed me of so much in my life, and is responsible for causing me a lot of heart ache over the years. And the fact that these new lungs though they won’t cure me, they will give me a new start. It’s like pressing a ‘reset’ button on life. I will know what it is like to breathe, truly breathe for the first time. I am so excited about the things that I then will be able to do to give back having renewed energy and not have to worry constantly about dying. I have so much I want to do and not having to worry about simply breathing seems like a foreign concept that I will not be able to truly grasp until I recover from the surgery.
I want to take this time to thank my donor family for
the first time. The lungs I will receive are still walking around somewhere,
breathing in fresh air. They will have to lose their loved one in order for me
to gain a second chance at this thing. If you have read my blogs you know that
I am a big believer that gratitude is the key to real, genuine happiness here
on earth. I promise that I will use this opportunity to honor your loved one
and to do something that will leave my footprint in this world. Thank You are
just not strong enough words…….
I read a story in an article online that told of a young woman with CF who was entering the OR and one of the last things she said before she went under, is that she was worried she would not be able to raise the rest of the money needed to pay for the operation. Sadly, she never made it out of the surgery. I don’t want to be that person. I want to go into this knowing I have the means to go all the way. I want as little stress on my body when I enter that room so that I can be fully grounded in the now, and know that I will make it.
I’m not asking for money. Actually I am. But I am asking for life. I am asking you to help me stay alive and have the wonderful opportunity to start over, and enjoy the rest of this beautiful life I know is in me. There are no words that could ever express my gratitude for your support and help as I face these troubled seas up ahead. But there is a beautiful day waiting for me after this storm. A day I can celebrate with my family and friends. A day that celebrates the fact that I made it, and with your help I am able to live.
No donation is too small. Even if you think it is not enough, it is!
If you want to make a donation online you can do so on this blog, on the left hand side there is a “Donate” button that is linked directly to a PayPal account that has been set up in my name. If you would like to make a donation by check you can make it out to Jamie Chafe and mail it to;
44aTaverner Place
Clarenville, NL
A5A 4P1
You can also email transfer to jamiesjourneycanada@yahoo.ca
If you know of any businesses or anyone who may want to make a donation to an online auction that will take place soon, you can also provide this email to these individuals.
So that’s my plea to you all. I cannot say enough just how badly I want this! I am so afraid that I will die if I do not make the money needed in time, and lose my chance at this amazing, life changing opportunity. I am sending my gratitude to you all in advance for your kindness. I promise to honor your contribution with my life post-transplant and continue to try and be the best person I can be…….with new lungs!
I’d like to finish this blog with some exciting news! I have been contacted by a publisher and they want to turn my series of blogs into a book! Proceeds from the book is going to help me get my lungs and also to help me start a foundation that will help other people with Cystic Fibrosis raise money to help them get their amazing opportunity and a second shot at life, “The Jamie’s Journey Foundation”.
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them”
-John F. Kennedy
With all my love and deepest gratitude,I read a story in an article online that told of a young woman with CF who was entering the OR and one of the last things she said before she went under, is that she was worried she would not be able to raise the rest of the money needed to pay for the operation. Sadly, she never made it out of the surgery. I don’t want to be that person. I want to go into this knowing I have the means to go all the way. I want as little stress on my body when I enter that room so that I can be fully grounded in the now, and know that I will make it.
I’m not asking for money. Actually I am. But I am asking for life. I am asking you to help me stay alive and have the wonderful opportunity to start over, and enjoy the rest of this beautiful life I know is in me. There are no words that could ever express my gratitude for your support and help as I face these troubled seas up ahead. But there is a beautiful day waiting for me after this storm. A day I can celebrate with my family and friends. A day that celebrates the fact that I made it, and with your help I am able to live.
No donation is too small. Even if you think it is not enough, it is!
If you want to make a donation online you can do so on this blog, on the left hand side there is a “Donate” button that is linked directly to a PayPal account that has been set up in my name. If you would like to make a donation by check you can make it out to Jamie Chafe and mail it to;
44aTaverner Place
Clarenville, NL
A5A 4P1
You can also email transfer to jamiesjourneycanada@yahoo.ca
If you know of any businesses or anyone who may want to make a donation to an online auction that will take place soon, you can also provide this email to these individuals.
So that’s my plea to you all. I cannot say enough just how badly I want this! I am so afraid that I will die if I do not make the money needed in time, and lose my chance at this amazing, life changing opportunity. I am sending my gratitude to you all in advance for your kindness. I promise to honor your contribution with my life post-transplant and continue to try and be the best person I can be…….with new lungs!
I’d like to finish this blog with some exciting news! I have been contacted by a publisher and they want to turn my series of blogs into a book! Proceeds from the book is going to help me get my lungs and also to help me start a foundation that will help other people with Cystic Fibrosis raise money to help them get their amazing opportunity and a second shot at life, “The Jamie’s Journey Foundation”.
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them”
-John F. Kennedy
Jamie Leigh Francis
xo
