I am holding this fundraising event in support of my Alex Wakimian (Hovaguimian), we live in Beirut, Lebanon. Alex is a fun-loving 11-year-old full of joy who is receiving therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia from Dr. Miguel Abboud at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.

Alex was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and had a positive Philadelphia chromosome in January 2021, when he was 8 years old. Since then, he underwent three years of chemotherapy, which didn’t help with his condition, and had a relapse, which required him to have a bone marrow transplant in December 2023.

He had his first bone marrow transplant done in December 2023, but it was not successful, and his doctors urgently wanted to do another transplant. The second transplant caused severe medical complications, and he is currently getting treatments to ease the effects of those complications.

Alex will still undergo an additional two years of therapy for his leukemia. His treatment costs more than what we can afford, and with neither insurance nor the government helping cover his treatment costs, Alex is counting on your generosity and support for his mounting medical bills.

No matter the amount of your contribution, it will have a big impact on Alex’s life.