It’s a fight for two lives: a mother is trying to survive for her unborn daughter

Key Points:

• Ambrosia Howell, a 30-year-old Idaho Falls woman diagnosed with life-threatening stage 4 bronchiolitis obliterans, is currently 26 weeks pregnant with a high-risk pregnancy requiring specialized care and a potential early delivery.
• Ambrosia, who needs a double lung transplant but cannot undergo the procedure due to her pregnancy, faces significant health risks and must be closely monitored by a multidisciplinary medical team in Utah.
• Her husband, Jasen Howell, an army veteran, and their family are relocating to Utah for specialized maternal-fetal and pulmonary care, creating financial strain that led them to launch a fundraiser seeking $500,000 for medical and travel expenses.
• Medical experts explain that bronchiolitis obliterans is a rare, irreversible lung disease primarily treated by lung transplant, and that pregnancy in such cases is extremely high risk due to compromised lung and heart function.
• The couple emphasizes the emotional and financial challenges they face, hoping for community support to help Ambrosia survive to meet their daughter Aurora and to provide her a chance at life.