Help my mom go see her sister
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Hello everyone,
This was a very very hard decision to make, but I felt that it was very much needed.
My mom has an older sister in South Korea. She was a U.S. citizen until very recently. So my aunt doesn't get any benefits from Korea because she was a citizen here and her medical costs are crazy. My aunt in Korea is alone and doesn't have any family. She was very ill and was unable to work or even get out of bed... finally few volunteers at her church encouraged her to go to a hospital to get help.
When she did go to the hospital they told her her kidneys were no longer functioning... she was urinating herself in bed but no one to help her. I didn't know but Korea doesn't ... just treat people before they get paid. They also found multiple tumors... in her breast, between her spine throat and few more. The doctors told her she has about 6 months to live and told her to call any relatives.
My aunt called my mom and said, "I want to see you before I go". It's heartbreaking to see that my mom wants to go but because of financial issues she's unable to... My mom and aunt both don't have any more families in Korea that will be able to help with my aunt's medical costs or even get her a care-taker.
I want to raise this money to get a plane ticket for my mom and to cover any housing expenses while she is in Korea and to help with any medical costs for my aunt. I don't know if this is enough or not but it's an estimate I came up with.
This was a very hard decision for me because it's not in my nature to ask for help... but I think it has to be done.
I'm sincerely asking for everyone's help and prayers to have my mom go help and tend for my aunt in Korea. 6 months can be long or short.
I hope everyone understands this isn't me being lazy, I've thought of many different options and came to a conclusion this is the best option.
Thank you
This was a very very hard decision to make, but I felt that it was very much needed.
My mom has an older sister in South Korea. She was a U.S. citizen until very recently. So my aunt doesn't get any benefits from Korea because she was a citizen here and her medical costs are crazy. My aunt in Korea is alone and doesn't have any family. She was very ill and was unable to work or even get out of bed... finally few volunteers at her church encouraged her to go to a hospital to get help.
When she did go to the hospital they told her her kidneys were no longer functioning... she was urinating herself in bed but no one to help her. I didn't know but Korea doesn't ... just treat people before they get paid. They also found multiple tumors... in her breast, between her spine throat and few more. The doctors told her she has about 6 months to live and told her to call any relatives.
My aunt called my mom and said, "I want to see you before I go". It's heartbreaking to see that my mom wants to go but because of financial issues she's unable to... My mom and aunt both don't have any more families in Korea that will be able to help with my aunt's medical costs or even get her a care-taker.
I want to raise this money to get a plane ticket for my mom and to cover any housing expenses while she is in Korea and to help with any medical costs for my aunt. I don't know if this is enough or not but it's an estimate I came up with.
This was a very hard decision for me because it's not in my nature to ask for help... but I think it has to be done.
I'm sincerely asking for everyone's help and prayers to have my mom go help and tend for my aunt in Korea. 6 months can be long or short.
I hope everyone understands this isn't me being lazy, I've thought of many different options and came to a conclusion this is the best option.
Thank you
Organizer and beneficiary
Young Kyung Esther Kim
Organizer
Los Angeles, CA
Hyae Ra Kim
Beneficiary