David D Talkington

David Talkington of central Ohio, was diagnosed with Hypophosphatasia (HPP) as an infant. This rare metabolic bone disease causes patients to break bones easily, fatigue, pain and can impact their quality of life. David could work a regular job until 2008 until he broke two femurs within 6 months of each other due to HPP. The Doctors informed him he should be on disability due to slow healing fractures caused by HPP.

David was approved for Social Security-Disability, is now in a power wheelchair outside the home and on tough days at home, but has experienced wonderful progress with treatment and physical therapy! He can now walk around inside the house with assistive devices as well as using his power chair depending upon what he needs that day. He has made more progress than we ever dreamed! While this is encouraging for longer distances he will still need the wheelchair.

Living with HPP presents many challenges and one of those is a large financial burden. Thankfully David has insurance but some things David needs are not covered by his insurance.

Currently, David attends church with his wife of 37 years, Sharon. David enjoys encouraging others who are recovering from short and long term illnesses in hospitals and at home through volunteering. This last year David and Sharon have spoken to Hypophosphatasia patient groups in the HPP Unmasked educational program sharing their story.

David loves to visit in person or on the phone, FaceTime, and has always been a social and empathetic person. In fact, you may know David from high school in Cortland, Ohio, College at Mount Vernon Nazarene College, or in the community, as he has always been a vibrant part.

To help with the financial burden of David’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 a contribution, as we believe that further financial support will greatly improve David’s quality of life.

For credit card contributions, please select the Give button or call 800.642.8399 or:

Make checks payable to: Help Hope Live Note in memo section: In honor of David D Talkington Mail to: Help Hope Live 2 Radnor Corporate Center 100 Matsonford Road, Suite 100 Radnor, PA 19087

Keep an eye on this Help Hope Live campaign page because we will be planning some fundraising events soon and posting updates regularly.

If you’d like to volunteer to help, please email one of us.

Thank you for your generosity and support.

Sincerely,

Sharon Talkington, David’s wife

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Rachel Talkington, David’s daughter

Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law. This campaign is administered by Help Hope Live, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing fundraising assistance to transplant and catastrophic injury patients. Information: 800.642.8399