Nick Karavite

A year ago, when he was thirteen years old, Nick was diagnosed with a rare blood disease called Aplastic Anemia. His immune system was attacking itself and his bone marrow was no longer producing any of the 3 blood cells: red, white or platelets. Nick needed a bone marrow transplant and the best treatment option was a transplant from a sibling. God answered our first set of prayers and given Nick his best chances with a perfect match in his younger sister Mandy, 6 years old.

Nick’s transplant journey began with admission to U of M hospital, chemotherapy to completely wipe out his old immune system followed by transplant on Monday, August 4th. After almost a year of hospital stays, doctor visits, blood work, tutoring, physical conditioning and hard work, Nick is on the road back to a more normal life. He graduated in June and is looking forward to starting high school and sports this fall.

Transplants are lifesaving but financially draining. Even with insurance, the Karavite family faced very high out-of-pocket expenses including temporary relocation to Ann Arbor for the next 6 weeks during treatment and follow-up care, post-transplant immunosuppressant medications, co-pays, lab fees and tutoring expenses and more. There will be ongoing expenses related to the transplant.

To help with the financial burden of Nick’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in his honor has been established with HelpHOPELive, 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, are held by HelpHOPELive in the Great Lakes Bone Marrow Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. Please, consider a contribution.

We cannot possibly ever thank everyone enough for the continued prayers and support; we have clearly progressed to this point because of God and all of you.

With sincere gratitude,

Team Nick Supporters

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