
Help with living expenses for my sick uncle
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First I’d like to thank you for taking the time to read about my family. I started this go fund me for my aunt and Uncle who mean the world to me and I would do absolutely anything to make their lives easier than it has been. This picture was taken of me, my aunt Adele and uncle Joe at my wedding in 2019, which is the last time my uncle felt okay! My uncle Joe has Cirrhosis of the liver (end stage liver disease) and needs a transplant because his liver is malfunctioning. His stomach gets filled with asscites fluids and he gets paracentesis procedures weekly, 20 pounds of fluid taken out each time. Right now we are waiting on many tests to be preformed to make sure he is well enough to get the transplant. Many visits to UPEN is their life right now. My first thought was to give him some of my liver but I am not eligible since I am in remission, we have some family members who have stepped up and we are praying everything goes through by the grace of God! When my grandfather took my family to America “the land of opportunity” my uncle Joe was 18, he hasn’t stopped working since, until recently when his disease got really bad. My aunt and uncle have literally given the shirts off their backs to people who needed it and then some. ITS TIME TO PAY BACK their kind souls and leave them worry free!!! Getting sick doesn’t stop the bills, they still need to be paid and food needs to be on the table. Unfortunately I know this all too well when I fought cancer and my husband made me a go fund me so I didn’t have to stress when I couldn’t make it to work. My uncle is one of the hardest working men I know but this disease has taken over his life and we are lucky enough if he feels okay to eat. This is very heart breaking for us to see such a strong man feel so weak so I am hoping and praying this go fund me blows up and they can be stress free and just worry about getting healthy. Their faith is impeccable and I really hope God shows out for them. Thank you & much love to you all- Maria
Organizer and beneficiary
Maria Hart
Organizer
Drexel Hill, PA
Joseph Ilisco
Beneficiary