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Tiburcio's Emergency Medical Fund

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Tiburcio Donaire, husband, patriarch, and father of 4 but spiritual father to hundreds had a stroke on Easter Sunday and has been in the ICU ever since.  Tiburcio lives in Cebu, Philippines.  In the Philippines insurance only covers a small portion of medical expenses, and money must be paid upfront and out of pocket before hospitals will begin medical care. 

Tiburcio's case requires two operations several tests and atleast 3 to 4 weeks stay in the ICU.  Friends and family have pulled together to pay 400,000php ($8,678), together with some of the money Tiburcio had stored away for retirement, to help off set the cost of his medical bills, but the bills continue to acrue, and when the bill gets too high the hospital cuts off needed medication for the patient.  Today as I write this the hospital needs an additional $1,000 or medications and ICU treatment will be witheld.  His ongoing medicine and hospital bills cost over $800 per day he remains in the ICU.  The family does NOT know where they will get this money.  To put that amount in perspective a decent service industry job in the Philippines might only bring in $50 a month. College graduates would be blessed to land a job that pays $200 per month.

Tiburcio's second surgery is scheduled for Monday evening PST (Tuesday morning Philippines time).  However if the bills do not continue to be paid his medical care is in jeopardy.

Tiburcio is the spiritual and financial head of the family for the Donaire clan which includes more than 50 people who also recently lost, just last month, father/uncle/brother Titing, Tiburcio's brother-in-law.  Tiburcio is a pilar of love and support in the community he has personally paid for more than half a dozen family members to go to college.  Everyone is doing what they can to chip in, but resources are scarce in Cebu, and the situation could become desperate.  It's Tiburcio now that needs the support he would so often be the one to give.

Please do what you can to help this community.  Prayer is most important, but financial support is a very real need, and if you can please share this post so those who can help might see it. 

Daddy Borgs (Tiburcio) is a very great man with much love surrounding him.  Please join us in supporting him as he so often and without fail supports all of us.

We can not thank you enough for your prayers and support many have already chipped in from the Couples for Christ ministry, and the family is overwhelmed by the show of love.

Thank you and may God bless you,

- Tiburcio's children and grandchildren
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  • Victoria Tim Higgins
    • $60 
    • 6 yrs
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Jethro Higgins
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Molalla, OR

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