Hi everyone,
Our names are Summer and Max Garrison, and we’ve created this fundraiser for our dad, Milan Garrison, our rock, our hero, and one of the kindest, strongest souls you could ever meet.
For over a decade, our dad has been fighting a quiet, unimaginable battle:
- Kidney failure
- Multiple bouts of cancer
- Dialysis at 4 AM every other day
- Tons of procedures
- Heart failure
Despite all of this, he has never stopped smiling, making people laugh, or lifting others up, even when he was struggling. If you’ve ever met him, even just once, you’ve felt his warmth, his humor, and his heart. He has worked really hard to make his struggle invisible, and it breaks his heart that he can no longer hide it.
Right now, he urgently needs a double transplant (both a new heart and new kidneys) in order to survive. He will be in the hospital for the next few weeks/months. The transplant waitlist is long, and he has been waiting almost 10 years.
During this time, both of our parents—my dad and my mom Lisa (who is the strongest woman I know)—are struggling as work has become more and more limited and inconsistent as the effects of his heart and kidney failure worsen. With savings depleting and medical bills and living expenses piling up, we are struggling. We are asking, from the bottom of our hearts, for your help.
If any of us have ever touched your life in some way, we hope you’ll consider supporting us in this fight. Or, if you have ever been touched by someone who has dealt with any kidney, heart, or other organ issues, we hope you might consider donating.
Any amount helps.
Sharing this means the world.
And keeping us in your thoughts and prayers brings more comfort than you know.
Thank you for reading. Thank you for caring. And thank you for standing beside us as we fight for the most incredible man we know.
Sending love and tons of gratitude,
Summer and Max Garrison
