What People Are Saying
To the Charvat family,
I am so sorry to hear about Kyle. Your son put a smile on so many people's face. He was so bright, so funny, and so humble. He had a passion for life, for his family, and for his friends. You both raised a wonderful son, and Kyle helped teach us all a lot about life.

About
The Kyle Charvat Foundation
The Kyle Charvat Foundation was formed with the goal of continuing the legacy of an incredibly courageous young man.  Kyle met his brain cancer head-on and with gusto; lifting weights while having radiation to his brain and doing push-ups after chemo treatments, all the while maintaining his status as a student on the Annual Dean’s List at the University of Washington.  He astonished his doctors and their staff with his good humor and steadfast positive attitude throughout his treatments.

After exhausting the usual treatments for an inoperable brain tumor, Kyle was faced with few options.  He was accepted to participate in an FDA approved clinical trial offering a new therapy for brain cancer in Houston, but his medical insurance refused to cover the expensive treatment – even though the medication extended his life by many months.  Anyone suffering from a life-threatening illness knows that every extra day counts and Kyle’s treatments afforded him a high quality of life during this time period.

When our children become young adults, they generally do not have adequate financial resources to afford high medical bills.  Most charitable organizations target young children and this leaves young adults in a somewhat anonymous group.  For those that suffer a catastrophic medical condition requiring medical care beyond what insurance will provide, there is often nowhere to turn to fund medical treatment.  The mission of the Kyle Charvat Foundation is to lend a helping hand to those unfortunate young adults that are in a similar position to the one Kyle faced so bravely.

Kyle didn’t live long enough to accomplish his goal of lending a helping hand to others in need, which has inspired us to carry on this legacy.  Please assist us in our effort with any type of help you feel you can offer – financially, volunteering, or other gifts or donations.  Together we can help others to live a longer, productive, more satisfying life.  
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