Community raises $32K for math teacher in need of heart transplant
Doctors believe a case of COVID that King County man H.B. Telling battled in the spring may have caused congestive heart failure. Now, they’re praying for a miracle.
After months of waiting to get on a heart transplant list, Telling is now one step closer to potential surgery.
His wife, Tina, spoke to FOX 13 outside their Renton home Thursday.
“He went to a cardiologist in November and they said he was in cardiogenic shock.”
“Today we got some good news,” said Tina. “We got on the transplant list. It’s a long process and we’re very fortunate that he got on it.”
“We don’t know how long we have to wait,” she said. “There’s a lot more people in need of a heart transplant than there are hearts.”
“There’s been a lot of community support for him,” said Tina.
“A lot of people know him and love him,” said his wife.
Students past and present have been leaving words of encouragement while also donating to the family.
Another person wrote, “HB is a wonderful person, partner, and father who deserves all the good things in the world. Thinking of you and your family!”
