Eddie's Double Lung Transplant Journey

From the friends and family of Sgt. Edward “Eddie” Negron,

In April of 2020, while working in his official capacity, Eddie contracted the COVID-19 virus in a way that most of us were lucky not to. Throughout his battle with COVID-19, Eddie suffered numerous complications which resulted in irreparable damage to both of his lungs leaving him in a debilitative state with little-to-no capacity to breathe landing him in the Intensive Care Unit for a 5 month stay. While battling COVID during his hospitalization, all attempts were made to restore his lungs and breathing capabilities to a satisfactory level to no avail.

At that point a decision was made to place Eddie on an organ donation list to receive a lung transplant. In July of 2020, Eddie received word that a lung donor was available. Shortly thereafter Eddie was airlifted to a specialized hospital in Philadelphia where he underwent successful double-lung transplant surgery. After the surgery, Eddie underwent months of physical therapy and was able to resume much of his regular daily activities.

Recently, Eddie’s body began rejecting the transplanted lungs at an accelerated rate. His doctors had informed him that one of his lungs had been completely rejected by his body and would need to be removed. As such, Eddie has once again been placed on an organ donation list to receive a lung transplant.

Eddie is a 24-year law enforcement veteran with the East Newark Police Department and Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. He was recently granted two-thirds retirement, not including paid medical benefits. Eddie is currently dealing with an extraordinary amount of medical bills that his current medical plan will not cover. Eddie also makes frequent 4 hour round trips to Philadelphia to receive care from his medical team as well as rehabilitation services. EDDIE NEEDS OUR FINANCIAL HELP!

Eddie is a very proud dad of three boys Devin Negron (20), Chase Negron (15) and Mason Negron (13). Every dollar donated is another minute Eddie will be able to be with his sons. No amount of help is too small! So please share, spread the word, and most of all, keep Eddie in your prayers; we’ll need all the help we can get.

Thank you so much for your attention and participation.