Noah’s Second Chance
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Noah Baderman has had multiple heart challenges since birth, severely impacting his health, development, and leading to his original heart transplant 14 years ago. Now, having dodged heart and liver failure, a last minute transplant in California has given him a second chance. A large chest incision ripping causes him excruciating pain due to violent coughs, which are necessary to clear his lungs which are not yet at full capacity. Doctors have him sedated and re-intubated so that he may heal without additional trauma.
Noah must be kept in his current state in order to heal, which is hard enough on his parents, Melinda and Jess, by his side to ensure he receives proper care and emotional support. Studies show, and the medical community agrees, that having loved ones close by increases the success rate and healing process. Theirs is a close-knit family back in Boise, Idaho; Noah's twin brother, Nate, older brother, Spencer, and sister, Laurin, so being separated has been especially hard, especially as Jess must go back to work and Melinda is unable to work and is unable to rest and recharge for her own mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
We ask your help to go toward hospital bills, rehabilitation, lodging, transportation, basic living expenses, relief and support for Melinda, and providing the means for the family to visit and care for Noah. Recovery will be a long journey, but Noah's quality and quantity of life will be worth it. You will be contributing to Noah's second chance.
About Noah:
Noah has beaten many odds already, having been born missing the left side of his heart. Several surgeries later, including the most suitable heart transplant available in 2006, he continued to battle rejection and other catastrophic difficulties over the years. But as traumatic as his medical history has been, Noah continues to fight, has a wicked, dry sense of humor, has aspirations to be a chef someday. Thank you for your help in realizing his dreams.
Noah must be kept in his current state in order to heal, which is hard enough on his parents, Melinda and Jess, by his side to ensure he receives proper care and emotional support. Studies show, and the medical community agrees, that having loved ones close by increases the success rate and healing process. Theirs is a close-knit family back in Boise, Idaho; Noah's twin brother, Nate, older brother, Spencer, and sister, Laurin, so being separated has been especially hard, especially as Jess must go back to work and Melinda is unable to work and is unable to rest and recharge for her own mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
We ask your help to go toward hospital bills, rehabilitation, lodging, transportation, basic living expenses, relief and support for Melinda, and providing the means for the family to visit and care for Noah. Recovery will be a long journey, but Noah's quality and quantity of life will be worth it. You will be contributing to Noah's second chance.
About Noah:
Noah has beaten many odds already, having been born missing the left side of his heart. Several surgeries later, including the most suitable heart transplant available in 2006, he continued to battle rejection and other catastrophic difficulties over the years. But as traumatic as his medical history has been, Noah continues to fight, has a wicked, dry sense of humor, has aspirations to be a chef someday. Thank you for your help in realizing his dreams.
Organizer and beneficiary
Andrew Nguyen
Organizer
Meridian, ID
Melinda Gauthier-Baderman
Beneficiary