Please Help Mark Ortega!

Hi, my name is Rita Cherino and I'm trying to get some financial help for my Dad and my sister Raylene. My Dad Mark has been waiting on a Donor Kidney for 10yrs now. Three days ago, he received the call at 4am to get on a flight from Anchorage, AK to Seattle, WA for his much needed Kidney transplant. My sister Ray went with him and was only supposed to be there for three days, and then she was coming back to Alaska. The caretaker that they had originally lined up, that was supposed to take care of my Dad for the next 5wks while he recovered, fell through, so now my sister Ray has to stay with him, as there is no one else. My sister, basically had to drop everything back in Alaska, she also has a 12yr old daughter (as she's a single mother) that she had to leave in the care of our other sister and her older daughters as well as two jobs (that may not be there when she returns) to be with our Dad, while he recovers from his surgery. We need help with expenses that she will need while she is down there in Washington State, such as rent expenses (back in AK, so they have a home to return to) food, and other necessities. If anyone can please spare anything, it would be greatly appreciated, we are so desperate for help! She's in a new city, doesn't know anyone there, and is taking care of our Dad, who has to be close to the hospital, which he has appointments every day, to ensure that he has no complications from the surgery and is healing properly. I don't know what else to do, to try and help my family, but I figured maybe we can get some help, if we just ask and I know that God will provide as he always does, we just have to have faith. My sister is so stressed out, she is the sole caretaker for our Dad, and before he was on dialysis, she would be the one transporting him to and from his appointments on a daily basis. We are a proud family, that never asks for help, especially my sister, but this time, we really need help, we cannot do it on our own, so please if anyone can spare even $5.00 it would help and is greatly appreciated. I'm giving as much as I can, but like everyone else, I have a family I have to take care of as well, so my paychecks only go so far. Also, I can only do so much from Florida as I do not reside in Alaska. I asked for $5,000 as a target fund because this will be able to cover their rent for the next two months as well as utilities while they're in Seattle, and of course help with the smaller necessities.

Please pray for our family and if anyone donates, thank you so much, from the bottom of our hearts!