Donation protected
On Sunday, January 16th, 2022, we got the horrific news of our son and brother Renato's catastrophic stroke. The fact this healthy, active, 49 year old is in the ICU felt like a gut punch to our family. He in fact suffered a hemorrhagic brain bleed, which left him with his entire left side completely paralyzed. Though we are hopeful, as they are signs of improvement, his recovery after he's out of the hospital will be tough and the medical bills and physical therapy will be in the hundreds of thousands even after insurance.
Renato is truly a selfless family man. He has always been such a hard worker and such an amazing, hands on father to his four children; Savannah, Giovanni, Giorgio and Renato Jr. He is a loving husband to his wife of 25 years, Selina and such a dedicated son to his mother Marcela. He has always been pure of heart and you'll rarely see him without his megawatt smile. His heart is so tender he will drop everything to help out a family member of friend in need at any hour of the day. This is why we are asking for your help.
We're kindly requesting your assistance to help with hospital bills and more importantly extra physical therapy/rehab to get him walking again. He will also need speech therapy, extensive physical therapy and will be recovering for the next year or two. If this moves your heart to help us with any donation, we cannot express our eternal gratitude. If you cannot donate at this time, please share this on your timeline. We are praying for Renato's full recovery and anything you can do to help, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Organizer and beneficiary
Laura Mertz
Organizer
Carlsbad, CA
Selina Bravo De Rueda
Beneficiary