article_snippet: his mother, Myra Lopez Martinez, said his mother, Myra Lopez Martinez son could die if her son cannot receive the transplants.
article_snippet: Struggle: Chua's friends and family raised $15,000 to pay for an evaluation leading up to the treatment, and though the operation could millions more, Chua's mother says Chua's friends and family will try .
article_snippet: Come together: Chua and Chua family have held fundraisers, such as Coffee for a Life, where several musical acts played to raise money for the treatments .
article_snippet: : Chua's family says the transplant will cost much more, and even as Chua's family are looking for help to fund it, Chua's family are unsure about how to pay the high cost .
article_snippet: The doctor added that in severe cases, not performing the surgery in time can make a transplant impossible later.
article_snippet: Family and friends in Hermosillo organized fundraisers, sold tamales, hamburgers and seafood and held raffles to defray the initial cost of whose father potential treatment at the Mayo Clinic. '
article_snippet: We needed $15,000 and We put together a little bit more, just for the evaluation' said Lopez. '
article_snippet: Afterward, the double transplant would cost around $2 million...