DJ Official, legendary deejay/producer for Reach Records and The Cross Movement, recently underwent a double lung transplant and heart valve repair surgery.
Music producer/designer, Alex Medina, has posted updates on Official’s recovery and information on how to support him through the healing process.
Received an update on @djofficialdj from his wife. She asked that I share. Keep him in your prayers. pic.twitter.com/zqRXavzdeP
— alex medina (@mrmedina) August 1, 2016
Love @djofficialdj and his fam by alleviating their financial burden while he recovers from double lung transplant. https://t.co/pb3IO2bVGK
— alex medina (@mrmedina) August 7, 2016
.@djofficialdj is still in critical but stable condition. Continue pray as he keeps fighting.
— alex medina (@mrmedina) August 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/GAWVI/status/762806680002387969
Yo!! Our friend @djofficialdj is in hospital RIGHT NOW in a coma after double lung transplant! Read here n support! https://t.co/ovW67RebVA
— It’s pronounced ‘mini-o’ (@AndyMineo) August 8, 2016
https://twitter.com/prophiphop/status/762797263127126016
Read updates published by DJ Official’s family on the YouCaring fund below.
Thank you for taking the time to visit this fund page, which has been established for Nelson Chu aka DJ Official, his wife Teresa, and his 2 young daughters by his immediate family.
We, as a family, first and foremost want to thank all of our family, friends, and loved ones for your support and prayers during what has been one of the most trying times in our lives.
Many of you have reached out to us asking “how can we help” and “how can we help eliminate some of the burden Teresa and the family are facing.” First and most importantly, we ask that you please continue to think of Nelson, Teresa, and the girls, keep them in your thoughts, say a prayer and, only if you are able, please help us through a contribution to this fund.
As many of you know, Nelson has been battling health struggles since 2010 when an ongoing sinus infection revealed a rare form of bone marrow cancer that was attacking his kidneys, as well as emphysema which eventually destroyed his lungs leading to the need for this lung transplant. Before going in for the double lung transplant, his lungs were at 13% function!
Since his health struggles first began it has been a constant fight, which he has fought like a true warrior with never ending faith in the Lord to get through it all with his amazing wife by his side, even through “worse case scenarios” and even after being turned down 3 years ago to even get listed!
In 2015, the opportunity arose for Nelson and his family to relocate from Philadelphia, PA to Columbus, OH which is 2 hours away from the Cleveland Clinic which is the top medical center in the country for lung transplants. After consulting with doctors and specialists, and undergoing intensive testing for the next year, he finally got word that he had been approved for a lung transplant. Although this was extremely nerve wrecking and scary, he was finally being given the CHANCE to live. Within a few days of being officially listed, they received a call that a donor was available. After rushing to the hospital, the lungs ended up being unusable. This was just a “dry run” as he put it. Not even a week later he gets another call saying there were lungs available. On Saturday, July 30th at 1:30am, Nelson underwent a double lung transplant and also heart valve repair surgery.
Since then, it has been a rough and scary process. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but we still weren’t prepared to see Nelson, our son, our brother, our uncle, our cousin, our silly and goofy Nelson go through what he is going through. Each day presents a new challenge but we have faith the Lord is working. In Nelson’s own words “Remember the GOD we serve is good. We must remember that he loves us more than any human being can love us, more than we love ourselves and will do what’s best for us. Sometimes things just don’t seem right or look impossible but we must remember that GOD has infinite wisdom and is all knowing and that he knows every situation from beginning to end. We just have to learn to lean on him and as Psalm 18:2 says “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior”. We must learn to make the Lord our rock, our fortress, our savior and only then will things that seem off begin to shine a new light.”
Now onto the awkward part of this all….throughout these tough years Nelson’s wife Teresa has somehow managed to be a superwoman and keep her family afloat. She is an amazing wife, mother, career woman, caretaker, and so much more. She amazes all of us with how strong she is for her girls and how she has made Nelson strong even when he wanted to give up. She has given so much of herself throughout the years and now we ask that that is returned to her. The last thing we want her to worry about while her husband is in the ICU fighting for his life is how she is going to manage to pay for medical housing, travel expenses back and forth from Columbus to Cleveland, missing time from work and still being able to maintain her household expenses, and the surmounting medical bills. We as a family are helping her as much as we can as well as paying travel expenses to fly back and forth in shifts to Cleveland to help relieve her as much as we can. Any little bit helps and any amount donated would be greatly appreciated. We thank you all so much again for your unwavering support and prayers. Please continue to keep Nelson and his entire family in your prayers. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.
Donate To DJ Official’s Double Lung Transplant Fund
Continue to pray for DJ Official and his family as they go through this rough and scary season.
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