Darin is a retired US Army CW4 with over 21 years of military service and 7 years of Federal Government service. He has deployed numerous times to many dangerous locations in defense of our great country.

Darin has been married to his beautiful bride Amy for 23 years and is a deeply loving husband. He is a devoted father of three girls, two of whom he adopted, and is now "papa" to two young grandsons. Darin also was instrumental as the father figure in helping to raise his son-in-law Raymond during his teen years.

Always committed to serving his country and after a long year supporting the US Embassy in Kubal, Afghanistan, Darin returned home and shortly afterwards started to experience significant issues with his heart.

Although it was unknown at first what was causing these heart issues, he was eventually diagnosed with Arrythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD) a leading cause of sudden death among young athletes. It can affect people of all ages and many activity levels. 
ARVD is a rare form of cardiomyothaphy in which the heart muscle of the right ventricle (RV) is replaced by fat/fiberous tissue. As a result, the ability of the heart to pump blood is usually weakened. Patients with ARVD often have arrhythmias (abnormal rhythms) which cause a high increased risk of sudden death.

Upon determination that Darin had ARVD he had an Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) put in his chest in early 2015. Over the past two years he has been shocked numerous times and paced out of VTach many times causing his heart failure to worsen. Due to the late diagnosis Darin's right ventricle is in very bad shape and he continues to have VTach issues.
After several ablations at Augusta University and Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, which were unsuccessful, Darin was placed on the heart transplant list at Emory.
Darin currently remains hospitalized at Emory University Hospital at this time as a priority 1A status heart patient waiting for a donor heart. We pray everyday for Darin to receive his gift and also for the donor and their family.

While Darin has insurance coverage through Tricare it will not cover a significant portion of the out of pocket expenses associated with the heart transplant and travel and lodging expenses between Augusta and Atlanta.
In addition Darin could most likely be out of work for an additional 4-6 months once a heart is found and during the  recovery process. While his employment status with the Department Of Defense should remain secure, he may eventually run out of paid leave. After his transplant, costly anti-rejection medication will also be a significant part of these expenses that will occur while he is out of work. 

Darin and his family would appreciate any type of help that you may be able to provide during this difficult time through your thoughts, PRAYER, and financial help.
Your prayers and generosity are very much appreciated.

Our God has a big plan in place and we are all excited to see that all play out very soon in Darin's second chance at living a normal life.

Thank you!!!!

For more information on ARVD see:
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heart_vascular_institute/conditions_treatments/conditions/arvd.html