Anoop Krishnan

McKinney, TX

South-Central Transplant Fund

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Solidarity and Support for a Second Chance at Life - Help Hope Live for Anoop Krishnan’s Liver Transplant!

Family and friends of Anoop Krishnan are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with a Transplant. Anoop has chosen to fundraise with Help Hope Live in part because donations are tax-deductible for contributors and will only be used to cover medical and related expenses.

**Solidarity and Support for a Second Chance at Life**

Hello, dear friends.

Many of you may not know that I became a missionary at the age of 18, while I was in college. After earning a master’s degree in social administration and missions, I worked as a teacher and participated in various educational and social development initiatives for multiethnic and multilingual communities. Eventually, I began a career in IT in India before immigrating to the U.S.

Today, I stand here with the hope that each of you may find a reason to care about a social cause. I encourage you to express solidarity and support for someone in your family, at your workplace, or in your community, especially when they are fighting for a “second chance to live.”

I am currently facing a significant health challenge and need a liver transplant for a second chance at life. For the past 12 years, I have been living with chronic nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, now known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), as well as hypertension due to type 2 diabetes mellitus.

My health has significantly worsened over the past four years, leading to frequent visits to the emergency room for immediate treatment and banding surgeries for esophageal varices. The buildup of excess fat in my liver cells, combined with portal vein thrombosis (which restricts blood flow to the liver), has caused extensive damage, resulting in end-stage liver cirrhosis. This has led to complications affecting multiple organs, including the gallbladder, spleen, and lungs.

I have been on the active liver transplant waiting list at UC Health University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus since August of this year. A few months back, I was prepared for surgery when a potentially suitable liver match was canceled just minutes before anesthesia was administered due to organ quality issues.

Following this, I experienced severe abdominal pain, ascites, inflammation, and acute failure of the gallbladder, necessitating emergency treatment that required a two-week hospital stay in November. Managing all of this has been overwhelming for my wife and me, mainly because we have three young children: two boys, ages 9 and 5, and a baby girl who turned 2 in November. We have been unable to work since September of this year, making it challenging to balance their schooling and care during this difficult time.

After learning about the opportunities to become a living organ donor at the University of Colorado Health, my wife signed up immediately. She completed a thorough pre-liver evaluation in October.

The living donor transplant team reviewed her test results and approved her as my living liver donor. She is now my only source of hope for a second chance at life. In November, my wife took our children back to India, as we do not have any family in the U.S. to support us during surgeries and recovery. It was challenging to find someone to come here due to visa availability. Our surgeries are now scheduled on January 6, 2025.

We are deeply worried about several factors, primarily due to the lack of support in the U.S. and the care of our children, who are 8,993 miles away. As we will be unable to work for the next 3 to 6 months, we are anxious about the financial implications of such significant surgeries and post-transplant recovery, uninsured medical, and related expenses, including the lifelong medications I will need. This fundraising campaign aims to share updates on our transplant journey and raise awareness about the importance of living organ donation.

We hope to inspire others to consider becoming living organ donors for those in need of a second chance at life.

Please share this campaign with anyone who might be interested. If you or anyone you know has questions about our transplant update, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me through this platform.

Thank you for taking the time to read our story. Your support during this critical time means a lot to us.

Many thanks, Anoop Krishnan

November 17, 2025

Campaign Update: A New Chapter of Hope and HealingDear friends,Ten months ago, on January 6, 2025, I received the gift of life—a living liver transplant at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Denver, Colorado, part of UCHealth. My wife, Anupama, became my donor, my miracle, and my anchor. That day marked not just a medical milestone but the beginning of a long, humbling, and grace-filled journey of recovery.The months that followed were filled with physical therapy, medication, and moments of both pain and progress. I learned to walk again. I learned to breathe deeply again. I learned to hope again.In June, we made the difficult but necessary decision to relocate to Texas. The warmer climate was essential for my liver and lung function, and we hoped it would also offer a more affordable path forward. We settled in the Dallas area—grateful for a roof over our heads, but still navigating the challenges of post-transplant life, unemployment, losing health insurance and no stable income.We’ve faced many hurdles: accessing anti-rejection medications, affording lab work, and staying afloat while both of us remained unemployed. There were days when we stretched every dollar to cover rent, car payments, and groceries. But through it all, we held onto faith. We held onto each other. And we held onto the belief that this second chance was not given in vain.Now, as I approach the one-year mark since my transplant, I’m stepping into a new chapter: returning to the workforce. I’m actively seeking opportunities in the Dallas area—ready to contribute, to serve, and to rebuild. My background spans 13 years of business and technology program management in the financial services industry, over 26 years of Christian missions to the unreached, education, and community development, as well as over 2 years of experience in airport operations and customer service in the aviation industry. I bring not just experience, but renewed clarity, empathy, and purpose.This update is not just about me—it’s about the power of community, the miracle of living organ donation, and the resilience of the human spirit. If you’ve supported us before, thank you. Your kindness helped carry us through the darkest valleys. If you’re just joining our journey, welcome. We still need your prayers, your encouragement, and your help in sharing this story.Please continue to spread the word. If you know of job opportunities, community resources, or simply want to connect, I’d love to hear from you.Thank you for walking with us. We’re still here. Still healing. Still hoping. And still believing in second chances.With deep gratitude, Anoop Krishnan

January 14, 2025

Thanks everyone for your prayers, thoughts and contribution to Anoop’s liver transplant.Here is a quick update on Anoop and Anupama.Anupama donated 55% of her liver to Anoop. She was discharged and is on the path of recovery.Anoop is still in hospital and he had few complication this week. There is excessive and faster blood flow to the new liver and risks associated with it, so the transplant team are not allowing or giving him any solid foods or clears water. Transplant team put A PICC line, a minimal invasive procedure or peripherally inserted central catheter, is a thin, flexible tube that's inserted into a vein in the arm and threaded up to the superior vena cava in the chest to give medicine to lower blood flow to new liver. This complication will increase his medical bills and hospital stays much longer. Please pray for him.Please continue to pray and contribute if you can!