Help to Cover a Mother of One's Medical Expenses

Hello, my name is Michael and I am asking you for help!

My cousin Claire Belle Padua is in dire need of help right now as she is expected to face an exorbitant amount of medical expenses that are to come in the near future. Ever since she was young, she always had the dream of one day coming to the United States to live the "American Dream". In August of 2022, Claire Belle along with her husband and 6-year-old son finally got the chance to make that dream come true by being sponsored to work as a registered nurse in the state of Florida under a work visa. She was on the path to establishing a new beginning for both herself and her family to live life here in the Land of Opportunity and the Land of Hope.

That opportunity, unfortunately, fell short when Claire Belle was diagnosed with Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm during a scheduled chest x-ray. Aortic Aneurysm is often known as a silent killer as the condition does not often display any symptoms in an individual. It is a condition that weakens the layers of the main aortic blood vessel which is essentially the main highway that carries blood to be distributed throughout a person's body.

In Claire Belle's case, the level of aneurysm that she had was so severe that expert physicians all agreed that she needed to undergo open heart surgery to remove and repair the aneurysm before the vessel gives way causing the body and brain to suddenly stop receiving blood which can be life-threatening. Never in my cousin's mind would she have ever thought she would need to undergo open heart surgery and it was instantly placing a big burden on the family as Claire Belle just so happens to be the only income earner of the household.

The husband on the other hand was already stressed out trying to look for employment while taking care of their 6-year-old son while mommy is at work most of the day and night. He is finding it very difficult to find employment because child daycare is very expensive. Now with his wife having gone through the open heart surgery procedure, he is having to juggle driving 3.5 hours one way from their home to her hospital just to be by her side as well as coming back home to pickup their child from school and to take care of house chores. On top of that, now that Claire Belle is out on recovery and physical therapy which can last for months, he will be having to further stretch himself thin by finding a way to financially support the family while having to take care their child and the house duties while Claire Belle is on the road to recovery.

We don't have a lot of family members who have been lucky enough to have made the journey across the Pacific. I live here on the West Coast which is almost 3,000 miles away making it a challenge to be by their side. In addition to that, I come from a very modest family and find it difficult to provide the level of support that Claire Belle and her family needs at this time.

Therefore, I am asking you for your donation to contribute anything your hearts can spare towards my cousin Claire Belle. The situation that she is faced with right now, as well as the amount of stress that her husband and son are going through right now is unbearable for a lot of people to handle, but this family has the willingness and determination to make it through the dark with a little helping hand. Your donation will directly go towards covering Claire Bell's medical expenses, as well as helping out the husband to stay on top of rent and utility costs during this time of unprecedented need.

Thank you so much and have a blessed day