Please Help Kurtis Get A New Heart!
Kurtis Kosmann is only 24 years-old and facing the battle of his life! Kurtis was born with a medical condition known as Becker’s Muscular Dystrophy; an inherited disorder causing progressive muscle weakness, difficulty walking, breathing problems, skeletal deformities, muscle cramps and even major heart issues. Sixty percent of boys with the diagnosis of Beckers, go on to develop cardiomyopathy, and will eventually need a heart transplant. In Kurtis’s case, the progression of Becker’s disease caused him to face major heart complications, and he is now facing congestive heart failure. His cardiologist has informed him that without a lifesaving heart transplant, he will soon run out of time. Kurtis desperately needs your help in order to survive, and without a life-sustaining transplant he will soon run out of options!
Kurtis is a resident of Caldwell, Idaho and is one of 11 brothers and sisters! Despite growing up facing severe limitations, Kurtis has made every effort to live a happy and normal life. He worked a job, and rarely complains while surrounding himself with the love and support of his family. He has spent his whole life working hard and helping to raise his siblings and doing the best he could despite medical setbacks. Kurtis is now gravely ill and has spent the past several months in the hospital. He is scheduled to undergo LVAD surgery any day, in an effort to bridge the time before his heart transplant.
Updates (8)
August 31, 2016
August 31, 2016
Kurtis is getting an Echo tomorrow at the U of U
He's been feeling better, healing a little more every day
Still can't work at a job, is in great need of a regular income
Will be chatting with the doctor about when to expect his heart transplant surgery ?
Thank you all for your prayers and donations!! Keep them coming
June 7, 2016
Kurtis was injured in a fall on June 1st, fainted in the morning due to his blood pressure being too low. He hit his head and went unconscious for a minute. Very scary for all of us.
He just got out of the hospital last night and is doing much better.
He medications were keeping his blood pressure too low and dehydrating him too much.
We are hoping that by the end of June or before, Kurtis will be healthy enough to go home to Idaho for a break, to see family and friends.
Thank you for your continued prayers and donations!
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Guestbook
June 26, 2025
This donation was generously made by an anonymous donor using the Silent Donor giving platform (www.silentdonor.com)!
Anondo Fund Inc
April 21, 2016
We are praying for you here in Renton. We love you.
Auntie Lora & Austin
April 19, 2016
Sending donations & prayers from Washington State!
Lora Z's friends, The Long's
Katia Long
