Larissa Hudson

Larissa Needs Our Help!

Larissa “Dee” Hudson is a wonderful mother and caring daughter. At just 40 years old, this Charlotte, NC resident is living with ESRD (end-stage renal disease), Kidney Cancer. She was diagnosed with membranous nephropathy in 1998, one year after giving birth to her son, Xavier, now 22yrs old.

Her illness has progressed to such a point that her only hope for survival is a kidney transplant. Larissa is one of the kindest, most giving people you’d ever hope to meet and she needs our help. The cost of a transplant can be overwhelming.

Larissa grew up in Charlotte and graduated from Olympic High School. In addition to her son Xavier, Larissa helped raised her 21-year-old nephew, R’Draven, and 9-year-old niece, Raven. It’s no secret that kids are Larissa’s passion. She has many “adoptive kids” too from her work in the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, daycare’s, and the Band before her illness prevented her from continuing. She prays one day she will be able to return.

Larissa is currently on dialysis 3 days a week, and is also taking chemotherapy infusions. This is keeping her alive, however, it’s starting to take a toll on her body. A kidney transplant is her only remaining option. Although lifesaving, transplantation can be financially draining. Larissa is facing very high expenses for doctors’ appointments; post-transplant anti-rejection medications costing upwards of $3,500.00 for first yr medications which she must take for the rest of her life; co-pays; lab fees.

To help with the financial burden of Larissa’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in her 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 South-Atlantic Kidney Transplant Fund, and are administered by Help Hope Live for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider a contribution.

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Your support is critical to the overall success of Larissa’s struggle. Please know that your contribution counts. Thank you in advance for your prayers and support.

With sincere gratitude,

Xavier Hudson (son)
704-648-1752

Vivian Stafford (mom)
980-939-9161