Tanner Townsend

Tanner Townsend is a 16 year old Sophmore at Perkiomen Valley High School in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. He loves playing computer games, hanging out with friends and family and going to Phillies games. On December 6, 2010 Tanner received the “Gift of Life” a new heart.

Diagnosed at just 5 hours old with a congenital heart defect know as Aortic Stenosis, Tanner received intensive cardiac care for 15 years to control his state of heart failure. Tanner was later diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Atrial Dysfunction in addition to his heart defect. The doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia told us that a heart transplant was Tanner’s only hope for a long and healthy life.

In the few short weeks since receiving his new heart, Tanner has been in and out of the hospital fighting some sort of battle. With his smile never fading, we are hopeful things continue to improve and Tanner will begin his new journey. Even with medical insurance there is a substantial amount of expenses not covered.

To help us with these costs a fundraising campaign in Tanner’s honor has been established with HelpHOPELive for out of pocket expenses.

Tanner’s family has chosen to fundraise with HelpHOPELive – The Leader in Fundraising Assistance and Support for Transplant and Catastrophic Injury in part because HelpHOPELive provides both tax-deductibility and fiscal accountability to contributors. Contributors can be sure that funds contributed will be used only to pay or reimburse medically-related expenses. For more information, please contact HelpHOPELive at 800-642-8399.

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