 It’s almost tax season!
We would like to remind you that any donation you made to The Sid Foundation in 2022, including the purchase of Lung Girl comics, can be claimed on your taxes for a deduction. If you need a receipt for a donation or Lung Girl comics purchase for tax purposes, please email us at info@thesidfoundation.org. We would also like to thank our corporate sponsor GATP Solutions for helping us file our taxes every year and stay compliant with the IRS. If you need help with your taxes this year, we highly recommend reaching out to GATP Solutions! As always, thank you for your continued support. We are excited to continue growing with you in 2023. If you would like to help us change the statistics of lung transplant survival, please donate now.
0 Comments
 Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to Sid!  As many of your know, at The Sid Foundation, we begin each year by celebrating Sid Vahal’s birthday on January 2nd. Today, Sid would have been 38 years old. To learn more about his story, click here.
We hope the new year brings joy and prosperity to you all. In celebration of the new year, we would like to recap our 2022 accomplishments and share our goals for 2023 with you. 2022 Accomplishments You may or may not know that 2022 started out as a rough year for our organization. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we lost most of our funding and had to put our programs on hold. We had to slow down our operation, but we did not think of shutting down The Sid Foundation for one second. We know our work is important, so we tried our best to keep the organization running. The year 2022, was the year in which we were finally able to come back into full operation and start recovering from the pandemic. We are happy to announce that we made great strides despite our low funding. Here are all the things we accomplished in 2022:
2023 Goals We have many exciting things planned for 2023! This year we will…
Once again, a huge thank you to our individual donors and corporate sponsors for continuing to support our work and our community. Thank you for helping lung transplant patients breathe a little easier. If you would like to help us grow and continue supporting lung transplant patients, please donate.  We are very excited to announce that we are recipients of the Whole Foods Market’s Community Giving Program grant!
What does this grant include? In November 2022, Whole Foods granted us $1,750.00 to support General Operating at The Sid Foundation. Learn more about the Whole Foods Market Community Giving Program here. How will we use these funds? All the funds from this grant will be used to fund the Lung Transplant Patient Support program. That means will be able to help more lung transplant patients pay medical bills and send out more care packages in 2023. We are very grateful to our community for supporting us as we continue to grow and support more and more lung transplant patients! If you would like to help us grow and continue to do our work, please donate today. There are still a couple more weeks left to claim this donation on your taxes.  The treatment for lung cancer depends on the type of lung cancer and what stage the cancer is in. The overall health of the patient is also taken into consideration by doctors when choosing treatment options.
For Small Cell lung cancer, treatment can include a combination of or just one of the following:
For Non-Small Cell lung cancer, treatment can include a combination of or just one of the following:
Often lung cancer patients need a lung transplant to live. To help lung transplant patients, please donate to The Sid Foundation today.  Lung cancer has several symptoms that can vary from person to person. Many of the symptoms of lung cancer are similar to other respiratory diseases so it can take some time to diagnose it.
Symptoms of Lung Cancer:
Often lung cancer patients need a lung transplant to live. To help lung transplant patients, please donate to The Sid Foundation today.  Although the biggest cause of lung cancer is smoking, it’s not the only cause. Lung cancer can be caused by other factors.
Causes of Lung Cancer:
It's very important to avoid exposure to these carcinogens to have healthy lungs and prevent lung cancer. Often, lung cancer patients need a lung transplant. To help lung transplant patients, please donate to The Sid Foundation today.  We are thrilled to announce that Syndicate Comics has partnered with us to help raise funds for lung transplant patients by selling Lung Girl comics! Syndicate Comics, also known as the barbershop comic book store, is one of the largest comic book stores in the metro Atlanta area. They have always been a community centered comic book store that supports local artists and writers. They are now partnering with us to raise funds to help lung transplant patients pay medical bills and fund lung transplant research. They are currently carrying all three issues of Lung Girl comics in their store. If you live in the metro Atlanta area, go get your copy now! Support your local comic book store and your local nonprofit all at once. But if you can’t go there in person, don’t worry you can still get your copy of Lung Girl online here. We are truly excited about this partnership. We feel loved and supported by our community. Thank you for helping lung transplant patients breathe easier.  November is Lung Cancer Awareness month!
This month we are sharing information all about Lung Cancer. Lung cancer causes more deaths than any other type of cancer in the world. Over 130,000 Americans die of lung cancer each year. There are 2 types of lung cancer:
The Good News Luckily, due to lung cancer research, deaths from lung cancer have been decreasing in recent years. This is why we have Lung Cancer Awareness Month to help raise funds for lung cancer research. In some cases, having lung cancer can be fatal, but there is hope. Often lung cancer patients need a lung transplant to live. To help lung transplant patients, please donate to The Sid Foundation today.  November 29, 2022 is Giving Tuesday! What is Giving Tuesday? It's a national day dedicated to supporting those in need in your community. This Giving Tuesday, help us support lung transplant patients around the country by donating to The Sid Foundation. How can you participate? You can participate in several ways: 1. Donate to our organization 2. Spread the word about our organization by
How will your donation help? You donation will help:
Why Do Lung Transplant Patients Need Your Help? Lung transplants have the lowest survival rate of all organ transplants and only about 50% of lung transplant patients live 5 years past their transplant. But, lung transplants provide people with a second chance at life. That is priceless! So, please help us change the statistics of lung transplants and help lung transplant patients breathe easier by donating today. Want a more convenient way to donate?
You can Donate by Text! Text: HelpSid To: (470) 444-2029 Help lung transplant patients like Sid have a fighting chance at living a long healthy life. Donate Now!  Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) is a terminal illness. There is no cure for it because there is no way to reverse scarring in the lungs and no way to stop the progression of the disease. However, once diagnosed, doctors can help patients manage the symptoms with therapy and medications to slow down the progression of the disease and improve quality of life.
In order to be diagnosed with PF, patients will be asked to do
Since the symptoms of PF are similar to other lung diseases, it can take a long time for doctors to correctly diagnose this disease. Once diagnosed, doctors can prescribe medication. In addition to medication, patients can receive oxygen therapy and pulmonary rehabilitation which includes diet and exercise regimens that help lung function. If none of these treatments improve the patient’s quality of life, the patient may need a lung transplant. To help PF patients who needed a lung transplant live a longer, healthier life, donate now: |
BlogCategories
All
|
RSS Feed