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I'm Erika Saca-Schader, daughter of Salvador Saca Sr., for whom we’ve started this fundraiser. I live in Costa Mesa, CA- and I have been assigned by my siblings to be the point-person for this fundraising campaign.
My father, Salvador, has always been a selflessly generous man. Myself and my four sisters have found our own paths in life thanks to his nurturing care and devotion. He protected all of us as young children throughout the difficult civil war in El Salvador, and never allowed adversities to compromise our lives. Over time, we all left El Salvador, and were able to make better lives for ourselves because of his selflessness. He stayed behind to look after our grandmother.
A few weeks ago, my father was hospitalized with congestive heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and cardiogenic shock. His short-term prognosis was dire, and word from the doctors swiftly moved from hopeful treatment to more resigned suggestions of palliative care. A less painful way of saying "hospice care," really: our father was going to die. We were urged to make travel arrangements to accompany him at his deathbed.
Through the concerted efforts of our immediate family and the doctors, the prism through which Dad’s situation can be viewed has suddenly taken a shockingly positive turn: his condition is now stable but is entirely dependent on a complex and expensive system of life support which we simply cannot afford.
I have been hesitant to bring myself to publicly plead for monetary support for many reasons – one of them being how this would embarrass my father, an enduring figure of self-reliance to (I’m reasonably certain of this) many people in his life. But it has come to this. We do need your help to keep our father alive and have come to terms with the fact that without outside help, he won’t make it.
Despite the unpredictability of his needs – these will vary and their magnitude will hopefully diminish in proportion to the improvement of his health - I have included the expected recurring monthly costs required to support my father, as well as one-time expenses related to his healthcare.
Recurring Monthly Medical Expenses (Amount x 12 for yearly):
Nurses - $850
Medicines - $400
Caregiver - $300
Respiratory Therapy - $900 (these costs will diminish with time)
Oxygen Tanks - $375
Doctor’s Visit(s) - $400
Labwork: $250
Deep Cleaning (Hospital grade) $200
Medical Emergency Service - $16
Equipment maintenance- $100
TOTAL: $3791/month
Additional One-Time Expenses:
Heart rate monitor: $70
Pulse oximeter: $50
AirCurve 10 ST BiLevel Machine w/ HumidAir Humidifier: $2,899.99 (+ shipping + taxes)
Masks (3 per Rx): $159 x 3
Equipment rental:
Oxygen concentrator $150 (+ $50 deposit)
Bipap $450 (+ 250 deposit)
2 full-size oxygen tanks: 1-time payment ($500)
1 emergency oxygen tank: ($250)
Travel costs: $2,800 4 economy plane tickets
TOTAL: $7946
SUBTOTAL: $45,492/year + $7946.99 one time = $53,438.99* (for one year)
*excluding hospitalization fees.
The money raised through this GoFundMe will be placed directly into my bank account. My credit card will be used to cover all of my father's healthcare-related expenses.
There are no words for the gratitude we feel toward all of you in this difficult moment.
My father, Salvador, has always been a selflessly generous man. Myself and my four sisters have found our own paths in life thanks to his nurturing care and devotion. He protected all of us as young children throughout the difficult civil war in El Salvador, and never allowed adversities to compromise our lives. Over time, we all left El Salvador, and were able to make better lives for ourselves because of his selflessness. He stayed behind to look after our grandmother.
A few weeks ago, my father was hospitalized with congestive heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and cardiogenic shock. His short-term prognosis was dire, and word from the doctors swiftly moved from hopeful treatment to more resigned suggestions of palliative care. A less painful way of saying "hospice care," really: our father was going to die. We were urged to make travel arrangements to accompany him at his deathbed.
Through the concerted efforts of our immediate family and the doctors, the prism through which Dad’s situation can be viewed has suddenly taken a shockingly positive turn: his condition is now stable but is entirely dependent on a complex and expensive system of life support which we simply cannot afford.
I have been hesitant to bring myself to publicly plead for monetary support for many reasons – one of them being how this would embarrass my father, an enduring figure of self-reliance to (I’m reasonably certain of this) many people in his life. But it has come to this. We do need your help to keep our father alive and have come to terms with the fact that without outside help, he won’t make it.
Despite the unpredictability of his needs – these will vary and their magnitude will hopefully diminish in proportion to the improvement of his health - I have included the expected recurring monthly costs required to support my father, as well as one-time expenses related to his healthcare.
Recurring Monthly Medical Expenses (Amount x 12 for yearly):
Nurses - $850
Medicines - $400
Caregiver - $300
Respiratory Therapy - $900 (these costs will diminish with time)
Oxygen Tanks - $375
Doctor’s Visit(s) - $400
Labwork: $250
Deep Cleaning (Hospital grade) $200
Medical Emergency Service - $16
Equipment maintenance- $100
TOTAL: $3791/month
Additional One-Time Expenses:
Heart rate monitor: $70
Pulse oximeter: $50
AirCurve 10 ST BiLevel Machine w/ HumidAir Humidifier: $2,899.99 (+ shipping + taxes)
Masks (3 per Rx): $159 x 3
Equipment rental:
Oxygen concentrator $150 (+ $50 deposit)
Bipap $450 (+ 250 deposit)
2 full-size oxygen tanks: 1-time payment ($500)
1 emergency oxygen tank: ($250)
Travel costs: $2,800 4 economy plane tickets
TOTAL: $7946
SUBTOTAL: $45,492/year + $7946.99 one time = $53,438.99* (for one year)
*excluding hospitalization fees.
The money raised through this GoFundMe will be placed directly into my bank account. My credit card will be used to cover all of my father's healthcare-related expenses.
There are no words for the gratitude we feel toward all of you in this difficult moment.
