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May 19, 2009 Impact Your World: Larry and the LKCFPosted: 03:36 PM ET
Larry King Jr. is the President of the Larry King Cardiac Foundation. He's also the son of the Larry King that has a show on CNN. You might have heard of him. Larry Jr.'s commentary is part of our continuing Impact Your World series. He will also be a guest on tonight's LKL. Tonight on my father's show you will learn a lot of new things about his life. One thing that amazes me about my father is that no matter where he is or what he is doing he will stop it to make a call to tell someone that his Foundation will help save their life I almost lost my father in 1987, but he was lucky. His hospital bills were covered by insurance. While he was recovering from his operation, he made a promise to himself to help others who may not be as lucky. The Larry King Cardiac Foundation (LKCF) was established in 1988 to provide funding for life-saving treatment for individuals who, due to limited means or no insurance, would otherwise be unable to receive the treatment and care they so desperately need. The Foundation works in conjunction with hospitals throughout the nation to ensure that such patients receive proper medical attention. Doctors performing these surgeries do so at no charge. Hospitals are compensated only for the materials used. Hearts are repaired. Families are given another chance. Lives are saved. We have a simple target and that is try to Save a Heart a Day. Last year we helped 313 individuals with life saving cardiac care. In addition we screened over 4000 people for cardiac disease and on an ongoing basis we screened over 400 people for cardiac disease in Los Angeles with our collaborate efforts with LAC+USC hospital. So far in 2009, we have helped 178 individuals with only 131 days gone in the year! We have accomplished this goal in part due to the increase in some international cases we completed in Africa and Jamaica as well as increased patient support at our new partner hospital in Miami: Jackson Memorial. I am proud of my father and what he has done in his career but I am probably more proud of his Foundation. We could use your help! To learn more go to www.lkcf.org To learn more about how you can Impact Your World, go to CNN.com/Impact Filed under: Impact Your World Larry King
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