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My friend Jorge has recently had a stroke and has been in hospital now for 2 weeks. All he can remember is his name and that he lives in Philadelphia.
He is a line cook at two restaurants in Philadelphia and collapsed in the kitchen, whilst on the job. He is just 50 years old, has never drunk alcohol, never smoked or done drugs, but, nevertheless, without warning, his life changed for ever.
Jorge is from Honduras. He is the only member of his family living here in the USA. Back home he has a wife and kids that he has not seen in 16 years and grandkids who he has never met before. He gave all this up in order to travel to the USA to work two full time jobs and make just enough money to be able to send it back to his family and support them in Honduras. The economy there is not strong enough for him to be able to support them by staying and working there, so he made a monumental sacrifice to leave them, in order to be able to provide for them in the best way he could. It was a necessary decision for him, but one that many of us, living here, can barely understand.
Now, however, that lifeline of funds for his family has been cut off due to his stroke and inability to be able to work. Not only will he be unable to make money to send to them anymore, but he has no family here to take care of him on a day to day basis. Care, which is so vital, constant and expensive for any recovering stroke victim. He will need funds, not only for his current hospital bills, but also for outpatient, at home care and, eventually, when he is able to travel, for a flight home and, hopefully, some start up medical expenses for when he gets there. These expenses will easily add up to the tens of thousands of dollars. Here, we hope very much to be able to put him on the road towards that goal and towards a proper and deserved chance of recovery.
This is a sad story for someone, full of life and humor, who has given so much for the greater good of others. It is now time for him to get back what he has given.
These funds are urgently needed, or his hospital care will come to a premature stop and his chances of as full a recovery as possible will become very slim indeed.
Please donate what you can. Each dollar is very much appreciated. You will have done a good deed today.
Thank you so much.
He is a line cook at two restaurants in Philadelphia and collapsed in the kitchen, whilst on the job. He is just 50 years old, has never drunk alcohol, never smoked or done drugs, but, nevertheless, without warning, his life changed for ever.
Jorge is from Honduras. He is the only member of his family living here in the USA. Back home he has a wife and kids that he has not seen in 16 years and grandkids who he has never met before. He gave all this up in order to travel to the USA to work two full time jobs and make just enough money to be able to send it back to his family and support them in Honduras. The economy there is not strong enough for him to be able to support them by staying and working there, so he made a monumental sacrifice to leave them, in order to be able to provide for them in the best way he could. It was a necessary decision for him, but one that many of us, living here, can barely understand.
Now, however, that lifeline of funds for his family has been cut off due to his stroke and inability to be able to work. Not only will he be unable to make money to send to them anymore, but he has no family here to take care of him on a day to day basis. Care, which is so vital, constant and expensive for any recovering stroke victim. He will need funds, not only for his current hospital bills, but also for outpatient, at home care and, eventually, when he is able to travel, for a flight home and, hopefully, some start up medical expenses for when he gets there. These expenses will easily add up to the tens of thousands of dollars. Here, we hope very much to be able to put him on the road towards that goal and towards a proper and deserved chance of recovery.
This is a sad story for someone, full of life and humor, who has given so much for the greater good of others. It is now time for him to get back what he has given.
These funds are urgently needed, or his hospital care will come to a premature stop and his chances of as full a recovery as possible will become very slim indeed.
Please donate what you can. Each dollar is very much appreciated. You will have done a good deed today.
Thank you so much.