Dialysis Patient Travel Assistance

I am seeking assistance in obtaining a used, reliable vehicle so I can make it to my dialysis appointments each week. I have reached out to various organizations that I thought might be able to help, to no avail. I desperately need to buy a car for my dialysis trips to Saskatoon from North Battleford; it’s a 1.5-hour drive to get there and costs me about $150.00 per week in fuel. I currently only get a small Canada pension, which is about $804.00 per month. I am unable to get a job because people look at me like a liability and are not able to work around my dialysis schedule, which is three times a week. My wife works here at the Co-Op and that brings in no more than $1400.00 a month. With the expense of a 13-year-old son, as well as rent, power, gas, and groceries, we don’t have near enough to get a vehicle.

We’ve tried everything within our resources, but if I cannot get to my appointments I will get very sick, and if I miss too many I will loose my chance at getting a transplant, as they require you to stay on top of your treatments. This is my last chance, and my last resort for help, we realize times are tough for everyone right now, but if you could even spare $20 it would go a long way to helping us reach our goal of a decent used vehicle to get these appointments.

God bless you all, thank you for listening, and for any donation you can offer.