I want to thank Smiley and Natalie Sutton, from the American Liver Foundation, for spending a few minutes on this morning’s show to discuss the A.L.F.’s annual Heartland Liver Life Walk.
As some of you know, liver disease has directly affected my family. Tara & I have formed a team walking this weekend in celebration of our 21-month-old son, Cole, who was born with a rare metabolic disorder affecting his urea cycle. Last May, he became the fortunate recipient of a life-saving liver transplant. We hope to celebrate this joyous anniversary by reaching our team’s fund raising goal, as part of the American Liver Foundation’s larger goal for this year’s walk.
The Heartland Liver Life Walk is this Saturday, May 22, 2010.
Please join the deLIVERlife4COLE.com team and help sponsor our walk. Any donation amount will help make a difference. All the money raised goes to research and services that support people affected by liver disease. To donate online, just click here!
Read more about the Liver Life Walk Indianapolis. Tara & I also invite you to visit our son’s website at DeliverLife4Cole.com.
In case you’re not familiar with the prevalence of liver disease, and the importance of supporting this important health cause:
- 1 out of every 10 Americans is affected by about 100 types of liver disease
- That’s 30-million people in the United States affected by liver disease; or roughly the same number of people who live in America’s fifteen largest cities … combined!
- 60% of the 26,000 people who die each year from cirrhosis have no history of alcohol abuse
- Nearly 17,000 people are on the waiting list for a liver transplant
- Approximately 15,000 children are hospitalized every year with Pediatric Liver Disease or disorders
Click here to donate or join Team deLIVERlife4COLE.com and help us make a difference!
Thank you.
Scott, Tara, & Cole