EAST CANTON FRESHMAN, BATTLING LIVER DISEASE, CREATES CHANGING LIVES PROJECT NINE STARK COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE HELPING RAISE FUNDS, FIND DONORS DURING WEEK OF SEPT. 24-28
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Fifteen-year-old Erik Loy's life was forever changed when he was diagnosed with a rare liver disease in January of 2010. He is now using this setback to change the lives of others with a program called-- what else? "Changing Lives."
Erik, a freshman at East Canton High School, has been battling Primary Sclerosing Chloangitis, a rare form of liver disease also known as Walter Payton's Disease. The only cure for PSC is a liver transplant, and Erik is on the list and hopes to have a transplant by the end of the year. Since he was diagnosed, Erik has been active in raising money for organ donation awareness. Now that he is at a major step in his process to receive a liver, Erik wanted to do something more; therefore, he created the "Changing Lives" project.
Through this project Erik and his family, which include his parents Tom and Kelly, have nine Stark County Schools participating. During the week of Sept. 24-28, each school (through a leadership group in the school) will collect change (in provided containers) and have people sign up to be organ donors.
The project, which is being done through the organization Lifebanc, will include a friendly competition among the schools involved to see who can raise the most money towards organ donation awareness and research. The winning school will be based on a percentage due to the various sizes of schools.
Erik, a freshman at East Canton High School, has been battling Primary Sclerosing Chloangitis, a rare form of liver disease also known as Walter Payton's Disease. The only cure for PSC is a liver transplant, and Erik is on the list and hopes to have a transplant by the end of the year. Since he was diagnosed, Erik has been active in raising money for organ donation awareness. Now that he is at a major step in his process to receive a liver, Erik wanted to do something more; therefore, he created the "Changing Lives" project.
Through this project Erik and his family, which include his parents Tom and Kelly, have nine Stark County Schools participating. During the week of Sept. 24-28, each school (through a leadership group in the school) will collect change (in provided containers) and have people sign up to be organ donors.
The project, which is being done through the organization Lifebanc, will include a friendly competition among the schools involved to see who can raise the most money towards organ donation awareness and research. The winning school will be based on a percentage due to the various sizes of schools.
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