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Help Leevan Get His Life Back This Year
With bone marrow failure, time isn’t a luxury. The clock is always ticking.
Leevan Solomon spent much of 2023 not knowing if he would live or die.
He was diagnosed with bone marrow failure — also known as aplastic anaemia — during a three-month hospital stay. He’s been in and out of hospital since, returning home to a life in perpetual lock-down where family have to mask-up to spend time with him.
Leevan is a close friend of my family in Trinidad and I had the privilege of spending an hour in conversation with him last week.
What an hour that was!
As we chatted, I found myself inspired by his faith, optimism and concern for others. Rather than looking inwards and feeling sorry for himself, he’s full of encouragement for the people around him. His mother had attested to this, but it took me by surprise to witness it myself.
Leevan’s gratitude for the friends and family who’ve been there for him over the last year is palpable. He believes God has kept him thus far for a purpose. Leevan’s a beautiful soul with a pure heart and a humble spirit. I’ll share my chat with him here with you another day. For now, I want you to understand why Leevan needs your help.
Leevan Solomon’s story
Before 2023, Leevan was a vibrant, outdoors loving guy, enjoying his work as a gym instructor, while taking challenging hikes along Trinidad’s beautiful wild trails in his spare time. But since being struck with aplastic anaemia, he’s been limited, age 35, with shortness of breath, palpitations, chest pain and exhaustion.
The effect on Leevan’s life has been devastating.
Doctors recommended a bone marrow transplant as the only long-term potential cure. Because this procedure isn’t offered in Trinidad, Leevan will need to go abroad for it.
So far, his local fundraising efforts with family and friends raised TTD$70K. But he’ll need at least TTD$1.5 million.
TTD$1.5M is about USD$220,000 or GBP£175,000
