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Help Meghan Survive a Transplant and Live the Life Lung Disease Denied Her

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Given by 155 generous donors in one year

Meghan needs a transplant after living a severely limited life. Please help her live the best life she can with whatever time she has ahead.

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Lung disease has stolen ordinary experiences from Meghan. Even small daily tasks leave her exhausted, keeping her world very small. Most of her life has been spent within four walls, watching the world pass by from a window.

Her lungs were damaged from birth by a heart defect. She had open-heart surgery at just 4 years old but her lungs never recovered and have steadily worsened over time. Now she’s waiting for a double lung transplant to save her life at age 32. Even with the transplant, she may never see her 40th birthday.

It’s heartbreaking to think this might be the best “life” she gets: stuck indoors, missing out on the things others take for granted. She deserves so much more.

Meghan has fought with everything she has - earning qualifications and even writing a book - but her illness has left her severely limited, both physically and financially. Now I care for her full-time as she struggles through each day.

We worry constantly about her health, her prognosis, and how to cover our bills. With available support covering barely half our expenses, we're only months away from losing our rental - and when Meghan gets her new lungs, that miracle will bring new costs and challenges to overcome.

Those who love Meghan desperately want her to have some joy, especially with no guarantee around the time she has left. Please offer your support to provide her with quality of life, essential care, and the chance to truly live - not just survive.

Tim Holland's involvement (page creator)

Meghan has been my other half for 16 years. Her positivity and determination in the face of constant struggle are a daily reminder of true strength. I can’t imagine life without her, and it breaks my heart to see her suffer every day.

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Essential living costs and bills, now and during the months of recovery, along with a safe environment while on strong immuno-suppressants. And, if possible, help to bring Meghan's new life some joy through new experiences and a step toward stable housing.

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Latest update

Original April Update  13 August 2026

This update was intended to be posted at the start of April:

Hello everyone,

It’s been a while, but we wanted to give you an update on what has been happening and how your support has helped us.

Unfortunately, Meghan is still waiting on her double lung transplant. Due to her smaller size it's proving harder to find a matching set of lungs, so she may still be waiting a while yet.

While her daily condition is noticeably worse than she was six months ago, the checkups have shown no major decline, so that's positive. We hope she continues to stay relatively stable until she can get her transplant.

Your support has helped us move into a smaller studio flat. While it has been challenging and less ideal for us, it gives us somewhere more stable to stay, which alleviates some of the stress we had. We've been using the money donated so far on moving and preparations for post-transplant life - we cannot thank you enough for supporting us in this journey; to us, you are literally lifesavers.

Life for Meghan is limited - she's usually in quite a bit of pain and discomfort, always exhausted, and there isn't much she can do apart from rest or spend some brief time at her desk.

She continues to have checkups every three months. We will make sure to keep you all posted when we hear about the transplant, which we hope will be sooner rather than later.

We don't know how we would have survived without your support, so thank you again; we hope to have good news to share soon.

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Rob
Rob on 14 Aug 2026
Wishing you all the very best Meghan . I’ve commented to Give a Little before, it would be beneficial for all if a ‘donate now’ was included with updates rather than having to search through previous articles to give further donations.
$150
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Guest Donor on 23 Dec 2025
$10
Hannah
Hannah on 14 Nov 2025
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Guest Donor on 26 Sep 2025
$50
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Guest Donor on 13 Sep 2025
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This campaign started on 12 Aug 2025 and ends on 13 Jan 2027.