Cindy Baker is 36 years old.  She is a loving mother of two boys, 12 and 16 years of age.  She attended Brockport High School (in upstate New York) and still lives in the area with her family.  She has always been a hard working woman, taking on two jobs when necessary to support her family.  As much as three years ago, she knew there was something wrong. After many tests and trips to various doctors, she was diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening disease known as Pulomonary Hypertension and is no longer able to work at all.  This is caused by a congenital heart disease known as Eisenmengers Syndrome, which, left untreated, results in right-sided heart failure and death.  Now, the only way to save her life is to have a double lung transplant and heart repair.

Cindy has been evaluated at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and was lucky enough to have been placed on the transplant list.  A 24-hour infusion of medication, which is pumped directly into her heart through a catheter, is keeping her stable while she waits.

Unfortunately, the insurance does not cover all of the expenses.  There are deductibles, co-payments and the cost of trips to Cleveland before and after the transplant.  In addition, there are expenses related to staying in Cleveland during the recovery period.  This is why we are reaching out to you-the global community--for help, to ease some of the worries and burden from Cindy and her family.

To contribute, please make your check payable to:  NTAF Lung Transplant Fund.  In the memo area of your check write, "In Honor of Cynthia Baker" and send to the address below:

                    NTAF Lung Transplant Fund
                    6 Bryn Mawr Avenue
                    PO Box 258
                    Bryn Mawr, PA  19010

Or, you can visit NTAF's web site to learn more about the organization and to contribute on-line via credit card.

All contributions are tax deductible.  This fund is being administered by the National Transplant Assistance Fund, a 501(c)3, non-profit, tax exempt organization dedicated to providing assistance to the transplant community and to promoting organ donor awareness.

On behalf of Cindy, and her family, thank you for taking the time to consider her situation, and for contributing what you can in order to ease the heavy financial burden associated with an operation of this magnitude.