Help Isidoro pay for his surgery in Bolivia

(El español sigue) Our dear friend Isidoro Sarmiento Machaca from Copacabana, Bolivia, is a composer and educator of traditional Andean music. (You can see here the video of one of his compositions written in Spanish and the indigenous Aymara language). In addition to his job as a teacher, he spends a lot of his free time volunteering to help children. He is an extremely generous and kind person. He has a 4-year-old daughter. He took time off work to care for his elderly parents and was traveling to Peru to get them medicine, but he got into an accident and broke various bones, including his collar bone. The state hospitals in La Paz, Bolivia, are unable to receive him, and he is in serious pain. After spending a few weeks trying to find a doctor and hospital that has space for him, he has been able to find a spot in a small private hospital in El Alto, Bolivia, and will proceed to get his surgery this week. He has been able to raise around $100 US from his friends and colleagues in Bolivia but this only covered the required initial tests and pain killers. The surgery will cost $2870 US everything included, which amounts to approximately $3550 Canadian. He needs all the help he can get, every little bit helps. Thank you!

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Nuestro buen amigo Isidoro Sarmiento Machaca de Copacabana, Bolivia, es un compositor y educador de música tradicional andina. (Puedes ver aquí el video de uno de sus composiciones, escrito en español y en el idioma indígena Aymara). Ademas de su profesión como compositor/educador, Isidoro da mucho tiempo como voluntario para ayudar a los niños. Es una persona generosa y amable, y tiene una hija de cuatro años. Se ausentó del trabajo para cuidar a sus padres ancianos que viven en Copacabana y viajaba a Perú para conseguirles medicina, pero tuvo un accidente y se rompió varios huesos, incluida la clavícula. Los hospitales estatales de La Paz, Bolivia, no pueden recibirlo, y sufre graves dolores. Después de pasar algunas semanas tratando de encontrar un médico y un hospital que tenga espacio para él, ha podido encontrar un lugar en un pequeño hospital privado en El Alto, Bolivia. Ha podido recaudar alrededor de $100 US de sus amigos y colegas en Bolivia, pero esto solo cubrió las pruebas iniciales requeridas y los analgésicos. La cirugía costará 2870 dólares con todo incluido, lo que equivale aproximadamente a 3550 dólares canadienses. Cada poquito puede ayudar! Gracias!