
Help Tucker on his journey
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Hi, I'm John and I am raising money to help my nephew, Tucker. One of the most kind, caring and generous children I know. Tucker has a rare immunodeficiency disorder called CVID affecting 1 in 25,000 people only 20% of them being children. Its a chronic disorder that impairs the immune system's ability to defend the body against foreign or abnormal cells that invade or attack it. This is not something that can be cured, at least not yet. Fortunately, it can be treated through subcutaneous infusions weekly. If you've ever wondered where plasma donations go this is one place. It takes 130 plasma donations to create one vial of medication for him. Tucker has always been a very active little guy, so you'd never know that most of his 10 years were filled with being sick, mostly upper respiratory. He's had countless surgeries that could have possibly been prevented if this had been caught sooner. The financial burden and stress this is putting on my sister and her husband is rough, and I fear it will only worsen. Doing research on the rare disorder I found that some adults will skip weeks of treating themselves because of cost. This takes a toll on their bodies, not to mention is dangerous. I don't want my sister and her husband to ever have to be in the situation where they are unable to purchase Tucker's medication. For that reason, I'm asking for your help. If not a monetary donation, please go out and donate plasma. I know some of you that would rather use Venmo, my Venmo is @John-Salm-1 Thank you kindly, John
Organizer and beneficiary
John Salm
Organizer
Kaukauna, WI
Michelle Krause
Beneficiary