The Rotary Club of Mill Creek presented a check to Kayla Healy to help her with the cost associated with her double lung transplant.  President William McElroy presented the check during all three services at Gold Creek Community Church in Mill Creek.  After the presentation(s), fellow Rotarian and Pastor for Gold Creek, Dan Kellogg asked the congregation of addition help.  The fund raising event was a huge success.

Kayla is a 17-year-old Jackson High School senior and has dealt with Cystic Fibrosis her whole life. Remarkably, she didn’t let her disease interfere with her active life which has included competing in three triathlons. Kayla has been hospitalized many times throughout her life and has rigorous daily routine of treatments and medications to keep her lungs functioning. The hospitalizations have become more and more frequent and her medication and treatment routines have increased. Recently Kayla has learned that her degenerative disease has progressed to a stage that she is in need of a double lung transplant to save her life. She is currently awaiting her new lungs and looking forward to many activities her current lungs don't allow her to do. With her new lungs she plans on taking some deep breaths, play softball, snowboard and ski and even run again.

The cost for a double lung transplant is overwhelming: between $600,000 and $1,000,000. While Kayla's insurance will cover some of the cost of her transplant, we expect the out-of-pocket costs to Kayla's family to be between $60,000 and $100,000.

 
 
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