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Susan Zemla Medical Fund

My name is Damion Fontaine, This is for my sister Susan Zemla.
Susan will be 57 years old and is suffering from a disease known as Scleroderma, It is attacking her organs and she has the worst kind of this disease.
Susan lives in Maine with her husband Walter (I helped them elope 39  years ago) they have two beautiful daughters  Tina & Ashley and 2 adorable granddaughters Riley & Nevaeh (Heaven spelled backwards)
Susan has always been my favorite person on the planet, Her big heart and nurturing nature has always made me feel loved, Susan spent over 25 years running childcare from her home in Maine, she taught all those children so much about so many things, she has loved each of those children with all of her heart.

Due to the destructive nature of this disease, Susan will be needing a double lung transplant and is currently waiting on the list at Cleveland Clinic. In addition to the need for new lungs Susan also has a weakened heart because of the extra work the damaged lungs have caused her heart.

At one point they thought she would need a heart and lung transplant.

But now they feel her heart would be better if her lungs were working properly.

 Susan and her husband Walt have been back and forth from Maine to Ohio many times to help her get qualified for the new lungs, and the cost of travel and other medical needs are mounting faster then ever.

I am praying that this GoFundMe website will help raise some money for her so that she can afford to keep coming to Ohio for the medical treatments that will help to save her life.

I am adding some links to help anyone who's interested in learning more about this awful disease.

Please help me to try and save my sisters life, the planet needs people like her on it, and her family needs her here even more!
God Bless you for any small amount you can afford to give and thank you for taking the time to read Susan's story.

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sclerodermafilm

http://www.scleroderma-info.com/2009/landingp2.php?gid=RH010&?a=a&assoc=Google&keyword=scleroderma


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    Damion Fontaine
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