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Local Mom Needs Double Lung Transplant, Fundraiser Held Saturday
Event at Luxury Lanes in Ferndale will help fund a double lung transplant for St. Clair Shores resident Jessica Johnson.
A fundraiser is being held in Ferndale this weekend to help fund a double lung transplant for St. Clair Shores resident Jessica Johnson.
The 34-year-old wife, mother and stepmother was born with cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease that has left her with only 30 percent to 40 percent of her normal lung capacity. She will continue to lose lung capacity until she dies — or until she gets a lung transplant.
A double lung transplant could save Johnson's life, but her transplant-related expenses are estimated to be about $60,000. Her family has turned to the community for help and they have almost raised enough money for the transplant.
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The event on Saturday is a bowling fundraiser from 12-3 p.m. at Luxury Lanes in Ferndale. A $20 fee includes shoes and three games of bowling. Find full details here. For more information or to donate online, visit www.cotaforjessicaj.com.
Read more on Patch: Ferndale Events to Help Fund Lifesaving Transplant for Local Mother (Feb. 2012)
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