Dolly a beautiful & caring daughter, mother of 2 little girls, sister, and wife. Dolly passed away at the age of 42 just a few days back on Sept 29th, 2022 after a relatively short but brave battle with Lungs Fibrosis. In 2021 Dolly was diagnosed with Lungs Fibrosis, a progressive lung disease where the lungs become scarred (due to MAC infection), and breathing becomes very difficult. Dolly lived a very healthy lifestyle in which she never drank alcohol nor smoked but still endured such a challenging disease.

She has given so much love & respect to all her family members & friends. She was a very positive, humble and full-of-life person. She used to keep her sad and challenging times very private, so no one else would feel sad or worried because of her, yet she was always there to help others. She was a very dedicated worker at her workplace, always helping others with a warm smile. She loved her family and especially her kids. She taught them core family values, respect for others, being independent, and a culture she was very proud of. She was a great guardian/support to her sisters & mother. Dolly wanted to live and travel places with her kids and create beautiful memories to cherish.

After several visits to Drs., diagnosis, suffering from shortness of breath, coughing, unable to walk without stopping to rest, getting on low oxygen at home etc. On April 23, 2022 weekend emergency room visit to Morristown Hospital turned into a transfer to stay at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. Lungs Fibrosis is a major diagnosis & only cure is a lung transplant. The lifespan after diagnosis is living another 2 to 5 years max only with the possibility of getting a lung transplant. We were praying every day for a miracle & have had faith in prayers for her long life.

After admission in Temple University Hospital, while we were waiting on a lung donor, she remained on multiple forms of life support, including mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (also known as ECMO). At that time, Drs. explained to the family that these machines were entirely doing the work of her heart and lungs, and without them, she would not survive. On September 6th Team of Doctors evaluated that she was no longer a candidate for a lung transplant because of increased antibodies and deconditioning. Once a patient cannot get a lung transplant, these machines can’t remain for lifelong support and need to be turned off within or next 14 days.

One sentence of Dolly’s remained the same until the end she could communicate with us was “Smile, everything will be okay”!

I hope to raise funds to help her family pay off medical expenses. Also, to give some financial support for housing until her husband finds a job which he lost at the end of 2020 and couldn’t return to work as he was taking care of Dolly.

I appreciate you reading this, and any contribution, big or small, will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Sincerely Dolly’s sister Sonia