Our family has faced heartbreaking challenges over the past few years. Three years ago, we lost our other sister at the age of 51 to a brain aneurysm. At that time, we had no outside help, and I shouldered all the expenses. The hospital bills became overwhelming, and we eventually had to say goodbye to her because we simply could not afford the care she needed. That loss still weighs heavily on us.
Now, my younger sister, who is just 46, is facing her own life-threatening health battle. She has had a heart condition since last year and has been relying on medications like warfarin to manage it. Unfortunately, her condition has worsened, leading to three hospital admissions in the past year. She now urgently needs heart valve replacement surgery. Recently, she developed a gallbladder infection, and her heart rate soared to dangerous levels, prompting her doctors to insist on immediate admission and surgery.
I am the first in our family to work overseas, doing my best to support my sister and her three identical triplets, who are all in college. She can no longer work, so I have been helping with their education and daily needs. However, this means I have no savings left for urgent medical bills. We have delayed her surgery as long as possible because I simply cannot afford the cost of her valves and hospitalizations.
I found GoFundMe as a last hope—a prayer that we won’t lose another sibling because of financial hardship. Any help, whether financial or in the form of prayers, would mean so much to us. If we are blessed with more than we need for her surgery, the extra will go toward her recovery, ongoing medications, and helping her children finish their college education. One is studying nursing, another is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Customs Administration, and the third, a young solo mom, is working hard to continue her nursing studies.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for reading our story and considering a donation or a prayer for my sister’s recovery. Your kindness can help keep our family together and give my sister a fighting chance.
Now, my younger sister, who is just 46, is facing her own life-threatening health battle. She has had a heart condition since last year and has been relying on medications like warfarin to manage it. Unfortunately, her condition has worsened, leading to three hospital admissions in the past year. She now urgently needs heart valve replacement surgery. Recently, she developed a gallbladder infection, and her heart rate soared to dangerous levels, prompting her doctors to insist on immediate admission and surgery.
I am the first in our family to work overseas, doing my best to support my sister and her three identical triplets, who are all in college. She can no longer work, so I have been helping with their education and daily needs. However, this means I have no savings left for urgent medical bills. We have delayed her surgery as long as possible because I simply cannot afford the cost of her valves and hospitalizations.
I found GoFundMe as a last hope—a prayer that we won’t lose another sibling because of financial hardship. Any help, whether financial or in the form of prayers, would mean so much to us. If we are blessed with more than we need for her surgery, the extra will go toward her recovery, ongoing medications, and helping her children finish their college education. One is studying nursing, another is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Customs Administration, and the third, a young solo mom, is working hard to continue her nursing studies.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for reading our story and considering a donation or a prayer for my sister’s recovery. Your kindness can help keep our family together and give my sister a fighting chance.
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