Lungs for Nicky
- Start Date:
- Sunday, 01 December 2013
- End Date:
- Wednesday, 31 December 2014
- Goal Amount:
- R100000.00
- Donated Amount:
- R1120.00
- Donors:
- 2
"Fabulous & Fighting" Nicolene (Nicky) with CF Tanja During NicoleneTanja During a wonderful young woman with a rare genetic disease called Cystic Fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a disease passed down through families that causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs, digestive tract, and other areas of the body. It is one of the most common chronic lung diseases in children and young adults. It is a life-threatening disorder and many CF sufferers do not live past adolescence.
The only way of effectively living a normal life with CF is to get a double lung transplant, Lets Save a very specialized and thus very costly procedure. Nicky needs this transplant more than anything else at this moment. A Life. At the rate the is deteriorating her doctors have given her an estimate of anything between 6 to 12 months. Her family has gone through a very rough patch these past few years, Donate including already lasing a son at the age of 9 due to CF, and though they wish they could do everything for their daughter, financially they cant.
That is where you guys come in and help with donations of any kind. Help us spread awareness of Cystic Fibrosis, and in doing so help SAVE Nicky' s life as well as many other CF sufferers in South Africa.
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