Sidney Resident Needs Lung Transplants

SIDNEY—The Sidney community is stepping up to send their help and hope to Carol Denise Goodwin, a mother and grandmother in need of a double-lung transplant.

Carol has started a fundraising campaign with a trusted national nonprofit, Help Hope Live, to raise the funds she needs to get the gift of new life.

Until 2016, Carol was independent and active, but lung disease rapidly disrupted her day-to-day. “I worked taking care of adults with autism,” she explains on her fundraising page. “It was the best job I ever had.” Carol left the job when her lung disease had become so serious that she required oxygen 24/7. She had to rehome her beloved Australian Shepherds when she no longer had the energy to care for them as they deserved.

“I used to love spending time with my three young grandkids,” Carol explained. “As time goes by, I can’t spend as much time with them as I would like. I get very tired and winded.”

While her lung disease has had a devastating impact, there is hope: a double lung transplant will save Carol’s life and significantly improve her health and future. “I tried hard to qualify for a transplant for over two years,” Carol explained. “Finally, all of my hard work and rehabilitation paid off, and I am a good candidate [for a transplant].”

Her only obstacle is the cost.

Carol began fundraising with the national medical fundraising nonprofit Help Hope Live to fundraise the $10,000 she will need to receive and sustain a transplant. According to Help Hope Live, double lung transplant costs can top $1.3 million before insurance. Among the out-of-pocket costs Carol is facing is the burden of traveling to and from Denver, where she is listed for the transplant and receiving pre-transplant medical care.

Make a donation to Help Hope Live in honor of Carol at: https://helphopelive.org/campaign/18011/

Your donation will go even further on Giving Tuesday, the annual global day of charitable giving: Help Hope Live has agreed to cover the third-party credit card fees for all donations made online in honor of Carol on Tuesday, December 1.

Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law, and all funds raised will be managed by the nonprofit to cover only verified expenses. Help Hope Live verifies medical and financial need for every patient. Get more information about Carol’s campaign, the nonprofit, and how you can help without making a donation by calling 800.642.8399.

Help Hope Live is a national nonprofit that specializes in engaging communities in secure, tax-deductible fundraising campaigns for people who need a transplant or are affected by a catastrophic injury or illness. Since 1983, campaigns organized by Help Hope Live have raised over $145 million to pay patient expenses.