Lawrence Arriaga Needs Help (August 2024)

UPDATE--Lawrence Arriaga Needs Help Again., August 2024

UPDATE--Lawrence Arriaga Needs Help Again., August 2024

I am humbled to be asking for any help. This is a very difficult time for my family and I. A few years ago, I went through a very scary time in which my right leg was amputated due to a very severe Staph infection. I was doing well going through rehabilitation and being able to walk again with my prosthetic leg. Last month (July 2024), something broke loose in my body and caused me to have three strokes in three different parts of my brain. These strokes were severe enough that I have vision loss and short term memory loss/confusion. In my current condition, I am no longer able to fulfill the duties of a school teacher. Therefore, I had to make the very difficult decision to step down as a school teacher.

I am kindly asking for any help not for myself, but for my family. My wife, Nadia, and I have two special needs children who are both medically diagnosed as “Moderate to Severe” on the Autism Spectrum. We struggle to provide for them with me down.

Anyone who knows me would know that I am very humbled to be asking for help. I am a very proud man who was very powerful and now I am broken. If you find yourself in a good financial position today and could just help a little, no donation would be too small. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You in advance for your help. I please ask that you continue to pray for us and my healing. Please know that I am not just asking for your help. I would love for you to know that I am praying for each of you and your families. I have been blessed that you have been a part of my life. I am further blessed to know that you might be able to help just a little. Please share my “GoFundMe” Link with everyone that you know. May God continue to bless you and your loved ones always.

With Love and Gratitude,

Lawrence, Nadia, Michael, and Alexa

Lawrence Arriaga Needs Help (June 2019)

Lawrence Arriaga (also known as “Mother” to his past fellow rugby players and Kiwi friends) is an awesome Man of God and a loving, caring Husband, Father, Son, Brother, Uncle, School Teacher, past Youth Minister, Coach, and Rugby Player. In October 2018, Lawrence began having complications with a minor blister on his foot. This medical problem lead to several surgeries including a partial bone amputation to the side of his foot. These complications returned in March 2019 when Lawrence developed another blister on the side of his foot as he commuted back and forth on the train to Downtown Los Angeles where he works as a school teacher. Despite receiving constant medical attention, we were told by Lawrence’s podiatrist that this blister was not infected and to continue the necessary wound care at home. After developing a low grade fever on April 17, Lawrence was admitted to the emergency room. We were told there that his right foot had a very severe staph infection. Lawrence was immediately put on strong antibiotic IVs and several emergency procedures/surgeries were conducted to try to stop the staph infection. After no success with stopping the infection, the doctors gave us the only other alternative --They needed to conduct a below the knee amputation with the hope that the staph infection would not spread throughout Lawrence’s body.

On the evening of April 21 (Easter Sunday), Lawrence had his below the knee amputation surgery. He was released from the hospital a few days ago and currently continues to heal and recover at home.

We humbly started this “Go Fund Me” to please ask for help with Lawrence’s continued medical expenses and other living expenses that have already incurred as well as future expenses. Any donation is not too small and would be very greatly appreciated. We graciously Thank You in advance for your help. We please ask that you continue to pray for Lawrence and our family and that you please share our “Go Fund Me” Link with everyone that you know. May God continue to bless you and your loved ones always.