MY NAME IS LOURD BENEDICT DIO

Please help me live.

I was born on September 24, 2005 with biliary atresia, a rare liver disease which means my liver does not have bile ducts. As a result, the bile builds up within, and is destroying my liver. I need a liver transplant in order for me to live.

Pediatric liver transplants can be done at the Philippine General Hospital or at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the Glen Eagles Hospital in Singapore, or at the Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong at a cost ranging from P4 million to P7 million. My parents, Susara and Nino Cris, can't afford such huge amounts, that's why I appeal to your charity and compassion.

Please help me raise money for my liver transplant. Any amount you can contribute will help to ensure my survival.

You may deposit your donations at any BPI branch, Account Name Lourd Benedict Dio, Account No. 836-307-251-9. You can also send your donations to our home address: Blk. 24 Lot 18, Brgy. Banaba, Silang, Cavite. You can also contact us at 0918-2779200.

You may also course your donation through the LIFT-B.A.B.I.E.S. Foundation, which is assisting my family, by depositing it at any Equitable PCIB branch, Account Name LIFT-B.A.B.I.E.S. Foundation, Inc., Account No. 0230-00198-7 (please inform the foundation of the amount and date it was deposited).

For further information about me, biliary atresia and liver transplants, please call the foundation at telephone nos. (632) 824-4621, 0918-9263237 or 0918-9096680, or visit them at 32 Sto. Domingo St., Valley XI, San Antonio Valley Subd., Paranaque City. For further information about LIFT-B.A.B.I.E.S. Foundation, please visit its website at liftbabiesfoundation.org.