Bom Dia, I am Augusto and my 66-year-old father, who lives in Brazil, just had a stroke only a few days after losing his older son, my brother, to brain cancer at age 37.

My father now needs a very delicate and risky heart surgery but his health insurance doesn’t cover it. I live in Canada now and am trying to support him over seas.

My family has some savings to cover only part of the surgery, hospitalization, medical fees, and home care and am asking for your help to gather the additional necessary amount.

The total cost converting from R$ (local currency) in CAD is $60,300.00 (breakdown below):

⁃ Surgery + Hospitalization: $35,500.00

⁃ Medical fees: $14,400.00

⁃ Home care (6 months): $10,400.00

**My family needs $43,000.00 of the total amount**

In the local currency (reais) the total cost is R$229.140,00

My family is running out of time; every bit helps. I will be sharing his progress here. God bless you all and your families.