If you want to ship your t shirt to me, please do so! I will make sure you get it. It will save you shipping cost!! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. If you do not want a t shirt, you may make a donation and all proceeds from donations will go to Phyllis.
As you may already know, Phyllis Santos, my grandmother, is undergoing invasive testing to become a lung transplant candidate at Mass General Hospital in Boston. We are very hopeful she will qualify. In order to make this happen, she will need to go back and forth to Boston 2-3 times a week for the next 2 months, sometimes 4 times a week if necessary.
For those of you who are not aware, she was diagnosed with COPD in 2012 which has changed her life and those who love and care for her. Phyllis is a 68-year-old woman who is relatively healthy despite her chronic lung disease. Since her diagnosis, she has been in and out of the hospital with acute respiratory failure, pneumonia, etc. Most recently, she was hospitalized for 2 weeks at St. Luke’s Hospital for acute respiratory failure which required ICU level care and faced death twice on that hospital admission alone. At this point, her family and friends who love her so dearly knew it was time to consider lung transplant as it was her only hope.
She has so much to live for including her husband of 37 years, her 3 children, and her 7 grandchildren. Her primary caregiver will be her husband Bob, who spent 37 years dedicating his life to serving his country and now is serving his wife. Phyllis loves her family more than anything. She also has many amazing friends who support her unconditionally. Phyllis loves to spend time with family, bowl, go to church, serve the hungry at her local food pantry, and hang at Fort Phoenix beach in the summer.
While Phyllis and Bob are in a very good situation regarding health care insurance, there will be many unforeseen costs that will arise. This includes lodging, transportation, food, gas, and help with their daily bills as Bob will be taking time away from work to care for Phyllis.
Please consider buying a t-shirt to support Phyllis’ cause and help allow her to continue living and loving her life.
Supporters
I worked with Phyllis in the late 1970's. We became good friends and shared great memories together alone, with her family, other friends and with our husbands. Even though we now live in Florida we still love you and Bobby. Best of luck my friend.
Truly a wonderful woman Marie and I pray for you daily,Bob I’m here for whatever you need Semper Fi My Brother!
We wish you the best of luck!
Thinking of you phyllis luv you!
in memory of my mother
Because Phyllis is my sister and I love her to the heavens❤️❤️❤️
Phyllis is a very old dear friend of mine. I known her since the 70's. She is such a true, loyal, caring and loving person. Knowing her had definitely improved my life. Love You Phyllis, my prayers are with you now and forever. ❤