Christopher Schlemmer

Christopher Needs Your Help

As many of you know, Christopher, has a rare genetic disorder PMM2 CDG. This disorder affects nearly every part of his life. He has vision abnormalities, hearing loss, cerebellar atrophy, heart, liver and kidney abnormalities, central hypothyroidism, low muscle tone, a blood clotting disorder and he’s fed via GJ tube. He’s at risk for seizures, strokes, and stroke-like episodes. Nothing comes easy for him and in order for him to continue to amaze us with reaching milestones intensive therapy is a must!

Christopher is an amazing, determined little boy who deserves the chance to sit, crawl, and someday walk. Not only does intensive therapy help him with his physical development but it also is needed for speech and oral intake. There is nothing he doesn’t work extra hard to achieve!

Christopher does have medical insurance, but unfortunately it won’t cover the intensive therapy he needs out of state.The costs of receiving treatment in California at Neurological and Physical Abilitation Center (NAPA) is costly, but the results are so very worth it!

To help with the financial burden of Christopher’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in his honor has been established with Help Hope Live, a trusted nonprofit organization that has been providing community-based fundraising guidance to patients and their families for more than 30 years. All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law, are held by Help Hope Live in the Great Lakes Catastrophic Illness Fund, and are administered by Help Hope Live for illness-related expenses only. Please consider making a contribution by clicking donate now.

Thank you so much for helping make a huge difference in Christopher’s life. Your contributions will help him do so much we all take for granted! Be sure to check his fundraising page as I’ll post updates regularly on his amazing progress.

Gratefully,

Melissa Schlemmer, Christopher’s mom