Help HOPE Live for Alex

You Can Help Make a DifferenceI am fighting today with hope that a transplant can save my life and provide a future of better health and more time with the people that I love…I have been diagnosed with a very rare and progressive cardiopulmonary disease called pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). There is not a cure for this disease which results in the need for a lung transplant to avoid premature death. I am a very compliant patient who, according to my doctors, would have a relatively good prognosis with a lung transplant. I am medically maximized with complex therapies, but my heart failure continues to progress and now my other organs are being affected as well. Without a transplant, I am not likely to make it through the next year.I am a father and best friend to my 13 year old son Caden. There is nothing I would love more than the opportunity to spend time with my son. I long to be healthy enough to travel with Caden and do seemingly small, but meaningful activities with him such as take him fishing. I want to be there for my son to be sure I am able to raise Caden into a caring, compassionate and strong young man. I am lucky enough to be surrounded by friends and family who love and respect me and I want to be sure that I am in good health so that I can continue to spend time with the people that I love.I currently reside in Las Vegas, NV with the nearest transplant center being The University of Utah. I will have to relocate for a few years for the transplant and follow up therapy. Lung transplant is known to be one of the most expensive and complicated surgeries. Although I have insurance, many costs will not be covered by my insurance. For example, there are many expensive anti rejection drugs that I will be required to take that are not covered by my insurance. In addition, I will encounter the costs of physical therapy, travel, medical equipment and hospitalization should there be any complications.I need YOUR help to survive. Any donation will help ease the financial burden of my transplant and help me to focus on a healthy recovery alongside my family.Thank you in advance for your support, Alex CabreraFamily and friends of Alex Cabrera are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation.Alex has chosen to fundraise for Help Hope Live in part because Help Hope Live assures fiscal accountability of funds raised and tax deductibility to the full extent allowed by law for contributors. Contributors can be sure donations will be used to pay or reimburse medical and related expenses. To make a tax-deductible donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the Give button.For more information, please contact Help Hope Live at 800.642.8399.Thank you for your support!