Help Jose Velasquez Get His Prosthesis

Hi, my name is Maria Velasquez daughter of Jose Velasquez. for as long as i can remember my dad would always have difficulty breathing and i would always see some sort of blood from his nose, but never asked questions. Many years later my dads nose started to swell even more with more redness and more bleeding. My family and i grew worried and fortunately, my dad received state insurance to cover his surgery to this horrible infection but, also leaving him without a nose. Doctors would talk to my dad about a prothesis procedure that would be done after surgery. However, we weren't told that this procedure would be a out of pocket and insurance does not cover. We called all over to inquire a estimated price and if they would take insurance, And all we got was " we don't take insurance, and we only take cash" we also made calls to out of state but received the same answers. We are growing more and more frustrating especially my father even though he is being a good sport and really being very patient, but i can see how this is all really taking a toll on him emotionally, also since its been 2 in a half years post surgery. I wanted to create this go fund me for my dad to really help him live his life a little better and easier. These funds would go for his prothesis procedure and other potential medical expense he might encounter. Thank you for taking your time and please read the statement below and video my Dads friend created to help my father out as well.

José Velasquez, nació en Perú hace casi 65 años; una persona alegre, amiguera, muy querida en su entorno social. Un día viajó a Puerto Maldonado, en Perú y sin saberlo, a través de la picadura de un insecto, se contagió de LEISHMANIASIS CUTÁNEA, una enfermedad destructiva, irreversible, que a través de los años le causó grave daño a su nariz. José emigró a USA hace más de 30 años con su familia, por el sueño americano que, por su enfermedad, es toda una eterna pesadilla. en la época de la pandemia, el hecho de tener que usar mascarilla limitó la oxigenación de su nariz, agravándose la enfermedad alarmantemente. Cuando fue a la consulta del doctor, lo enviaron al cirujano, el que le manifestó que había que amputarle la nariz para salvar su vida. Luego de ello, los médicos lo dejaron a su suerte; para fabricar una prótesis la herida debía cicatrizar; nunca hubo un tratamiento para ello, nisiquiera un provisional para cubrir el espacio vacío de su nariz.

José se inventó un parche que lleva permanentemente, ya sin esperanza de su prótesis debido a las constantes citas médicas que nunca lo llevaron a nada; encima los doctores del SEGURO le dijeron que el seguro no cubría la prótesis porque “era un tema estético”. La cantidad de problemas de salud de José por no tener nariz son muy lamentables. Hoy él necesita tu ayuda para hacer una vida normal; para pasar los últimos años de su vida por lo menos con una apariencia decente, para volver a sonreír.