Keeping Salar's Hope Alive

My name is Salar Sohrabi, I am a 14-year-old boy who lives in Iran. I need a surgery to survive a possibly fatal, but curable medical condition. My father died when I was an infant; thus, my mother was forced to raise me alone. I was diagnosed with Scoliosis at the age of five. 

For the last ten years my life has been negatively affected by this degenerative disease. My only hope is to have a very difficult operation that doctors in Iran are hesitant to do.

Worried and desperate, my mother and I decided to reach out to our family abroad looking for help.

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What is his diagnosis?

Salar has been diagnosed with a severe form of Scoliosis  with Marfan syndrome and needs immediate surgery. Doctors and medical facilities in Iran are not performing the life saving surgery Salar needs because of their inability to handle possible complications he might face. His mother lacks the financial ability to save the life of her only son and has reached out to family abroad for help.

Below is an assessment of Salar’s condition by Dr. Ivan Cheng from Stanford Medical Center after he reviewed Salar’s medical file, including his MRI and X-Rays:

  “I just reviewed the films on patient Sohrabi.  He has a very severe scoliosis (over 120 degrees) associated with Marfan syndrome.  His pulmonary function tests are fairly poor.  He is at very high risk for further curve progression and further deterioration of his lung function.  Ultimately, he will probably have a significantly shorter lifespan without surgery.  He would be a very good candidate for spine surgery...”

 Our goal is to raise funds to pay for Salar's medical expenses and his well being.

Salar's spinal cord before and after surgery

Thanks to your generosity, we no longer need any money for this cause. We greatly appreciate all you have done for Salar.