Support Frank’s Heart Transplant Journey

Frank’s Journey

Hello Dear Family and Friends:

We are doing this fundraiser for my parents. Our father, Frank Cannistra was diagnosed with amyloidosis which is in infiltrating heart disease. It’s caused by an amyloid protein that attacks an organ and in our dad it attacked his heart. Right now they have placed an intra-aortic pump to keep his heart pumping and keep him alive until he can get a heart transplant. He began this process in Rochester General Hospital and was recently airlifted to New York University Langone Hospital in New York City. While he is currently stable and we are very hopeful as he is now on a list for a transplant, there are a great deal of medical and travel expenses involved with his stay in New York. Some people have already reached out to us with their generosity so we created a Gofundme for others who may want to help support them during this time. Anything you can contribute is greatly appreciated. For those of you who wish to send something directly to our parents you can private message me if you need more information.