Father’s medical emergency treatment

Hello, my name is Ravi Nagpal. I live in Tallahassee, Florida, and am employed as an Assistant Professor at Florida State University. My dad, Lakshmi Nagpal, aged 74 years old and my mom, Sushma Nagpal, came from India earlier this year to visit us in Florida and my brother’s family in Canada to reunite with their four grandchildren. Unfortunately, just a couple of weeks prior to their planned return to India, my dad suffered a severe bacterial meningitis. He is unconscious and has been on ventilator in ICU since October 2nd in Brampton Civic Hospital. Since he was on tourist visa, his limited travel insurance will not cover all the expenses needed for his emergency treatment (surgery, scans, MRIs, etc.) and recovery. Since his recovery may take 3-6 months as being told by the doctor, we have no choice but to airlift him at our own personal cost back to his primary physician in India. Therefore, we are raising funds to cover for his medical expenses at Brampton Civic Hospital and air ambulance (via ICATT) for his transition to his hometown tentatively by the end of this week. We will be extremely grateful for any generous contribution that you can possibly make to support us during this traumatic situation and help us in facilitating my dad’s treatment, recovery and relocation to his hometown.

With utmost gratitude,

Ravinder Nagpal and family