Capital News 9, NY
Sept 8 2004
Local man gets new lease on life
9/8/2004 6:48 PM
By: Capital News 9 web staff
Just as a Troy man was about to lose hope on his life, persistence
paid off.
Setrak Nalbandian, 41, was initially denied a crucial multi-organ
transplant by his health insurance provider, MVP. But now, after many
calls from Capital News 9 and his family, MVP is giving the go-ahead.
Setrak’s family and parish community at Saint Peter Armenian Church
have been working for years to try to get him the help he needs. Now,
hope is around the corner.
Fr. Stepanos Doudoukjain said, “There’s no greater joy in the world
than having children that you love and having them love you back. I
can only imagine that that’s his greatest motivating factor is to
live for those kids and his wife.”
According to family friends, Setrak could get his transplant in the
next 34 days now that MVP has given the clearance.