As many of you already know, for the past several months, our son, Chris, has been courageously battling end stage renal disease. Since October 31, 2009, Chris has been on dialysis 3 days per week, 4 hours a day. This is keeping him alive and he is doing fairly well on this treatment. As you can imagine, this limits Chris’ ability to be gainfully employed and impacts his quality of life while making him dependent on others. We are told that his only real shot at a long and healthy life is to receive a kidney transplant as soon as possible.

Chris was born with a condition called Leber’s Congenital Amauosis which resulted in blindness at birth. We recently learned that his renal failure is also a result of Leber’s. Being determined, Chris is currently studying to be certified as an Adaptive Technology Trainer to teach visually impaired students and Iraq/Afghanistan combat veterans to become PC proficient.

Chris has completed his medical evaluation at UT Southwestern Hospital in Dallas. However, due to the extraordinary expense of transplantation, as well as Chris’ inability to work, funding this life-saving procedure and the lifelong immunosuppressant medications that Chris will need is a monumental task. Despite having Medicare, Chris will have many uninsured medically related expenses that will need to be met out-of-pocket. This presents a challenge Chris cannot meet alone.

To help offset Chris’ uninsured medical expenses, a fundraising campaign in Chris’ honor has been established with Help Hope Live. Help Hope Live is a non-profit organization that has been assisting the transplant community for more than 30 years. All contributions are administered by Help Hope Live exclusively for uninsured transplant-related expenses and are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. You can help make a difference in Chris’ life. Please consider a contribution.

Make checks payable to:
Help Hope Live

Note in memo section:
In Honor of Chris Padden

Send to:
Help Hope Live
Two Radnor Corporate Center
100 Matsonford Road, Suite 100
Radnor, PA 19087

For credit card contributions, please call 800-642-8399 or select DONATE NOW.

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Together we can make a difference by assisting Chris during this difficult time. Thank you in advance for your generosity and support.

Best regards,

Brian & Marilyn Padden
214-450-8010 (Brian) or 214-450-8011 (Marilyn)
bpadden@hxpassociates.com