Landon Joines was born on April 20, 2009. Within hours of Landon’s birth, his family was told that Landon was going to die. Landon’s intestines had twisted around the artery normally supplying blood to his intestines. His small intestine had died and doctors stated that Landon would not survive.  

In what Landon’s family describes as divine intervention, or a miracle, it was discovered that Landon could survive, with a transplant. Landon’s small intestines were removed and intravenous feeding is now nourishing him while he waits for a transplant. Doctors at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina have recommended a life-saving small intestine transplant. Volunteers in the Northwest North Carolina region are raising an estimated $75,000 to help with transplant related expenses.

With the cost of a transplant often exceeding $500,000, many transplant patients are unable to shoulder the financial burden of such a procedure. The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) is a national charity dedicated to organizing and guiding communities in raising funds for transplant-needy patients.

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