Transplanted Faith

"I'm not sure what's going on with me," he said, "but for the past couple of weeks I haven't felt right." Two weeks later he had collapsed at home, lips and face blue from lack of oxygen.

"Oh my God, David!" I yelled as I leaned over him. He could hear me, but could not speak. "Stay with me, Dave, stay with me!" I cried as I frantically found the phone and dialed 911. "Help him! Help him! My husband has passed out. Get an ambulance here now and bring oxygen--he needs oxygen!" I yelled into the phone. "Dear God, please ge the paramedics here soon!"

Mayo clinic doctors said they couldn't help him. "Perhaps you should call your family in ma'am." they said. "No! Dear God, no! I love him! He is my rock! Please dear Lord, don't take him yet."

Desperately we called San Francisco, our last hope. "We will find a lung for him," Dr. Hoopes told us. "Get him here as soon as possible."

This is the story of David, a faith-filled man in his mid forties, his two-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis, and end of life choices. David suffered through two lung transplants and complete financial loss. Yet his faith never wavered.

"Laura Bichler Hern tells a beautiful story of love and loss that will break your heart while lifting your soul. Transplanted Faith is an amazing true story of how the light of God’s love shines through, even in the darkest hour."
Krisi Keley ~ Author of the On The Soul Series
and Editor/Owner of The Scrupulous Scribe.

"A truly inspiring story of courage and love...a testament to the power of Christian faith in the face of death." Janet Brugman, Retired