Cuong Tran

Cuong Needs Your Help

Longtime Longview, TX resident Cuong Tran has been battling a deteriorating kidney condition for the past five years. Luckily, Cuong is a prime candidate for a kidney transplant and has been placed on the Baylor Hospital transplant list in Dallas, TX as well as the ETMC transplant list in Tyler, TX. A new kidney will restore Cuong’s quality of life by bringing him back to better health.

About Cuong
Cuong is 68 years of age. Originally from Vietnam, he and his wife immigrated to the U.S. in 1979 following the Vietnam War with nothing but the clothes on their backs. He has spent the past 36 years as a dedicated employee of Nucor Steel (formerly known as LeTourneau, Inc), where he is a torch cutter for steel used in off-shore oil rigs and large construction trucks.

Cuong joined the kidney transplant list in December 2010. His wife, Thuy Tran, is self-employed as a hair dresser. Since she is self-employed she will not have any income while Cuong has his surgery, as she will be his caretaker for a minimum of 6-9 weeks.

Cuong’s family is raising money to pay for uninsured medical expenses through Help Hope Live. These costs will include medication, travel to-and-from doctors’ visits, and relocation for Cuong and his family at the time of transplant. Anti-rejection medications for the first six months alone are about $9,000.

For more information, please contact Help Hope Live at 800-642-8399.

Thanks for your support!