Susan's Transplant Video is on You Tube

Susan Burroughs, the Founder of Cystic Fibrosis-Reaching Out Foundation has now put her transplant video on You Tube. To see the video please go to http://www.youtube.com/ and search "Susan Burroughs".

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Beth Waits on Double Lung Transplant

Susan- I was inspired to read your story on your foundation’s website. I was prompted to learn more about the journey an adult woman with CF facing a double lung transplant can expect. I have a friend who this very minute is at the crossroads of her lifelong fight with CF. She is currently on a ventilator at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. At this point only a double lung transplant can save her, and she doesn’t have much time. We are rallying wisdom and prayers that her new lungs arrive soon.

Her family has been very involved in the NE Florida chapter of the CF foundation. Beth’s husband Jim has chaired the 65 Roses Golf Tournament in Jacksonville for the last 7 or 8 years and have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the foundation. It seems only fair that her lungs come soon- she is really fighting hard but struggling. You can read about her and monitor her progress on this great site set up so that family and friends can receive updates and rally together for Beth- www.caringbridge.org/visit/bethmccarthy. Jim, her husband, has been giving daily updates in the “Journal”, and visitors to the site have been leaving great and inspiring words of support in the “Guestbook” section.

She is a beautiful young woman and has tremendous family, friend, and spiritual support. Just felt compelled to write to you after reading your story. She is about the same age as you when you received your lungs. Thanks for making your story public for us to further understand.

1 comment:

David / Betti said...

Those of us out here in the CF community will pray for Beth to get her lungs.